plancha

/[ˈplãnʲt͡ʃa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,290

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

plancha is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pieza plana, amplia y fina de metal, madera u otro material resistente. Pronounced [ˈplãnʲt͡ʃa]. Often confused with planta and planea.

Key facts for plancha
PropertyValue
Headwordplancha
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplãnʲt͡ʃa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,290
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of plancha in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for plancha is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈplãnʲt͡ʃa]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,290 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 18 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for plancha, with forms such as "lpancha", "palncha", and "placnha". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "planta", "planea", "plazca", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is plancha, spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza plana, amplia y fina de metal, madera u otro material resistente.
  2. 2
    Plancha₁ relativamente gruesa de hierro o acero, usada para cocinar.
  3. 3
    Utensilio que, mediante una plancha₁ de metal caliente en su parte inferior, se emplea para quitar las arrugas del tejido.
  4. 4
    Acción y efecto de planchar.
  5. 5
    Cantidad de ropa para planchar.
  6. 6
    Rollo de madera en bruto de gran tamaño.
  7. 7
    Plancha₁ de madera con la que se sostiene el vano de una abertura.
  8. 8
    Tablón reforzado para su uso como puente entre embarcaciones o entre estas y un muelle.
  9. 9
    Lámina grabada o calada para su uso como matriz de imprenta.
  10. 10
    Posición de flotación con el cuerpo horizontal y muy recto, de espaldas al agua.
  11. 11
    Cualquier posición completamente horizontal durante un juego o práctica deportiva.
  12. 12
    Adelantamiento frontal de la suela del calzado que constituye falta en varios deportes.
  13. 13
    Acción ridícula que pone a su autor en evidencia.
  14. 14
    Espera prolongada e incómoda.
  15. 15
    Vagón de plataforma descubierta.
  16. 16
    Herida superficial por roce.
  17. 17
    Lista larga de cargos electivos.
  18. 18
    Dentadura postiza total.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpancha,palncha,placnha,plancah,planccha,planchha,planhca,planncha,pllancha,plnacha,pplancha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for plancha

Misspelling Variants of "plancha"

lpancha7palncha7placnha7plancah7planccha8planchha8planhca7planncha8
Misspelling Variants of "plancha"

Frequency rank: #11,290 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plancha"?
"plancha" is spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplãnʲt͡ʃa].
What does "plancha" mean?
As a noun, "plancha" means: Pieza plana, amplia y fina de metal, madera u otro material resistente.
What words are commonly confused with "plancha"?
"plancha" is commonly confused with "planta", "planea", "plazca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plancha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plancha" is [ˈplãnʲt͡ʃa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plancha" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.