plagiar
[plaˈxjaɾ]
The verdict
“plagiar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #63,317 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #63,317
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Utilizar como si fuera de autoría propia una obra, o partes de ella, de otro autor.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plagiar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [plaˈxjaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plagiar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for plagiar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [plaˈxjaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,317 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for plagiar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is plagiar, spelled P-L-A-G-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Utilizar como si fuera de autoría propia una obra, o partes de ella, de otro autor.
- 2Emplear o tomar para sí material protegido con copyright sin autorización, infringiendo las leyes a tal respecto.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-L-A-G-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [plaˈxjaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.