plaice
/pleɪs/
"plaice" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“plaice” is uncommon English (frequency #78,942 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,942
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Several similar marine flatfish of the righteye flounder family Pleuronectidae:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plaice |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pleɪs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #78,942 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plaice” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
plaice is uncommon English at frequency #78,942 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pleɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for plaice, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English playce, plays, from Old French plaiz, from Late Latin platessa, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad”). See platy-, plat and flat. The correct English form is plaice, spelled P-L-A-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Several similar marine flatfish of the righteye flounder family Pleuronectidae:
- 2Several similar marine flatfish of the righteye flounder family Pleuronectidae:
- 3Several similar marine flatfish of the righteye flounder family Pleuronectidae:
- 4Several similar marine flatfish of the righteye flounder family Pleuronectidae:
- 5Several similar marine flatfish of the righteye flounder family Pleuronectidae:
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English playce, plays, from Old French plaiz, from Late Latin platessa, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad”). See platy-, plat and flat.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “plaice”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-L-A-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.