plancha

[ˈplãnʲt͡ʃa]

/[ˈplãnʲt͡ʃa]/ noun

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The verdict

“plancha” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,290. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,290
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza plana, amplia y fina de metal, madera u otro material resistente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-plancha · plancha · Spanish

plancha · rank #11,290 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,290
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pete

Nearest frequency peer: pete (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “plancha”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “plancha” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plancha vs planta
71% similar
plancha vs planea
71% similar
plancha vs plazca
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “plancha”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).planchacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pete” (#11,289), “planteamiento” (#11,291), “pertenencia” (#11,288). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “plancha” va en #11,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around plancha (IPA [ˈplãnʲt͡ʃa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,290 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for plancha, with forms such as "lpancha", "palncha", and "placnha". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 plancha, spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-A.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how plancha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¡Pasé una plancha! ¡Salí con dos zapatos diferentes!

Synonyms

planchadoplanchadoplantillazoridículopapelónbochornoplantónmatadura

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpancha
  • palncha
  • placnha
  • plancah
  • planccha
  • planchha
  • planhca
  • planncha
  • pllancha
  • plnacha
  • pplancha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plancha - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lpancha2palncha2placnha2plancah2planccha1planchha1planhca2planncha1
Edit distance from "plancha"

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.

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plancha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

réplica#11,307suponen#11,321temblor#11,324Temores#11,325

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

recaudar11 variantslíquidos11 variantstatuajes11 variantsimpresos11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list