# plat

> English word · Noun · IPA /plæt/ · frequency rank #25,532

## Definitions
1. A plot of land; a lot.
2. A map showing the boundaries of real properties (delineating one or more plots of land), especially one that forms part of a legal document.
3. A plot, a scheme.

## Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English plat, platte (“flat part of a sword; flat piece of ground, plot of ground”), probably a variant of Middle English plot, (modern English plot) and influenced by Middle English plat, plate (modern English plate) and Anglo-Norman, Middle French and Old French plat. See platy-, plaice, flat.
The verb is derived from the noun.

## Easily confused with
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-pt)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-put)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-pot)
- **PLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-plc)
- **PSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-psa)
- **PST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-pst)
- **ply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-ply)
- **PTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-pta)
- **PRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-pra)
- **poa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-poa)
- **PPT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-ppt)
- **PPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-ppa)
- **play** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-play)
- **post** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-post)
- **plus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-plus)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-port)
- **plot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-plot)
- **pray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-pray)
- **poet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-poet)
- **plug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plat-vs-plug)

## Common misspellings (5)
`lpat`, `palt`, `pllat`, `plta`, `pplat`

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