plica
/ˈplaɪkə/noun
plica is spelled P-L-I-C-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plica means “A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plica is plicas or plicae.
How many letters and syllables are in plica?
| Letters | 5: P-L-I-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is plica?
Plica appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 plica?
- /ˈplaɪkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-plica.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plica
- plicas plural
- plicae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plica mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
- 2
Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.
- 3
A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
- 4
The bend of the wing of a bird.
- 5
A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plica come from?
From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).