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plancha

Spanish, noun

plancha is spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-A (7 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Plancha is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “iron (metal tool used for transferring heat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of planchar. With an accent, planchá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of planchar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pieza plana, amplia y fina de metal, madera u otro material resistente”.

What does plancha mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineiron (metal tool used for transferring heat)

  2. 2

    feminineironing (the act of pressing clothes with an iron)

  3. 3

    feminineironing (laundry that has been ironed)

  4. 4

    feminineslab (large, flat piece of solid material)

  5. 5

    femininegrill (cooking device)

  6. 6

    femininepush-up; plank (exercise)

  7. 7

    feminineembarrassing mistake

  8. 8

    femininebellyflop

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

verb

as planchá
  1. 1

    second-person singular voseo imperative of planchar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Pieza plana, amplia y fina de metal, madera u otro material resistente. 2. Plancha₁ relativamente gruesa de hierro o acero, usada para cocinar. 3. Utensilio que, mediante una plancha₁ de metal caliente en su parte inferior, se emplea para quitar las arrugas del tejido. 4. Acción y efecto de planchar.

noun: 1. Persona con determinados comportamientos y una apariencia exterior propios a los sectores marginados de la sociedad.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of plancha

  • planchas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to plancha

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is plancha in Spanish?

plancha appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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