plotz
/ˈplɑts/verb
plotz is spelled P-L-O-T-Z: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, plotz means “To flop down wearily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in plotz?
| Letters | 5: P-L-O-T-Z |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 plotz?
Plotz appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 plotz?
- US /ˈplɑts/
- UK /ˈplɒts/
Plotz has one syllable (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-plotz.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with plotz?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as plotz from its last stressed vowel (/ɑts/):
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 plotz
- plotzes present, singular, he/she/it
- plotzing participle, present
- plotzed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plotz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To flop down wearily.
- 2
To faint.
- 3
To fall down dead.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plotz come from?
From Yiddish פּלאַצן (platsn, “to split, crack, burst, explode”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).