platen
/ˈplætən/noun
platen is spelled P-L-A-T-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, platen means “The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of platen is platens.
How many letters and syllables are in platen?
| Letters | 6: P-L-A-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is platen?
Platen appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce platen?
- /ˈplætən/
Platen has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-platen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with platen?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as platen.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: planet.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of platen
- platens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does platen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
- 2
The part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression.
- 3
The movable table of a planer or other machine tool, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool.
- 4
The flat glass surface of a scanner or photocopier on which operators place items to be scanned.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does platen come from?
From French platine, from plat (“flat”). See plate, and compare platin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).