# plaster

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈplɑː.stə/ · frequency rank #14,384

## Definitions
1. A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
2. A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
3. A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings.
4. A similar material used for exterior walls.
5. A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; a plaster cast.
6. Plaster of Paris.

## Etymology
From Middle English plaster, plastre, from Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum, shortened from Classical Latin emplastrum (“a plaster, bandage”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plastre.
The verb is from Middle English plastren, from the noun.

## Easily confused with
- **plate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plaster-vs-plate)
- **player** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plaster-vs-player)
- **plates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plaster-vs-plates)
- **poster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plaster-vs-poster)
- **plated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plaster-vs-plated)
- **Platte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plaster-vs-platte)
- **plastic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plaster-vs-plastic)
- **platter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plaster-vs-platter)
- **pleaser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plaster-vs-pleaser)
- **plastered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plaster-vs-plastered)
- **paste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paste-vs-plaster)
- **pastor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-plaster)
- **pastel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastel-vs-plaster)
- **passer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/passer-vs-plaster)
- **placer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placer-vs-plaster)
- **patter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-plaster)
- **pester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pester-vs-plaster)
- **planted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/planted-vs-plaster)
- **planner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/planner-vs-plaster)
- **planter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/planter-vs-plaster)

## Common misspellings (11)
`lpaster`, `palster`, `plasetr`, `plasster`, `plasterr`, `plastre`, `plastter`, `platser`, `pllaster`, `plsater`, `pplaster`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plaster