plancton

/[ˈplãn̪t̪õn]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,994

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

plancton is aSpanishnoun. It means: Conjunto de organismos microscópicos que flotan y se desplazan pasivamente por aguas saladas o dulces. Pronounced [ˈplãn̪t̪õn]. Often confused with platón and plantan.

Key facts for plancton
PropertyValue
Headwordplancton
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplãn̪t̪õn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,994
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for plancton is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈplãn̪t̪õn]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,994 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Conjunto de organismos microscópicos que flotan y se desplazan pasivamente por aguas saladas o dulces.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for plancton, with forms such as "lpancton", "palncton", and "placnton". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "platón", "plantan", 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 plancton, spelled P-L-A-N-C-T-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de organismos microscópicos que flotan y se desplazan pasivamente por aguas saladas o dulces.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpancton,palncton,placnton,planccton,plancotn,planctno,planctonn,planctton,planncton,plantcon,pllancton,plnacton,pplancton

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for plancton

Misspelling Variants of "plancton"

lpancton8palncton8placnton8planccton9plancotn8planctno8planctonn9planctton9
Misspelling Variants of "plancton"

Frequency rank: #47,994 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plancton"?
"plancton" is spelled P-L-A-N-C-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplãn̪t̪õn].
What does "plancton" mean?
As a noun, "plancton" means: Conjunto de organismos microscópicos que flotan y se desplazan pasivamente por aguas saladas o dulces.
What words are commonly confused with "plancton"?
"plancton" is commonly confused with "platón", "plantan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plancton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plancton" is [ˈplãn̪t̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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.