pagar los platos rotos
[paˈɣ̞aɾ los ˈplat̪os ˈrot̪os]
The verdict
“pagar los platos rotos” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sufrir injustamente las consecuencias de una decisión o acción cometidas por un tercero.
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Index ES-pagar-los-platos-rotos · pagar los platos rotos · Spanish
pagar los platos rotos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pagar los platos rotos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [paˈɣ̞aɾ los ˈplat̪os ˈrot̪os] |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pagar los platos rotos” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pagar los platos rotos is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [paˈɣ̞aɾ los ˈplat̪os ˈrot̪os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sufrir injustamente las consecuencias de una decisión o acción cometidas por un tercero.".
pagar los platos rotos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pagar los platos rotos, spelled P-A-G-A-R- -L-O-S- -P-L-A-T-O-S- -R-O-T-O-S.
Definition
- 1Sufrir injustamente las consecuencias de una decisión o acción cometidas por un tercero.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.