planta

/[ˈplãn̪t̪a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,358

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

planta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma de vida vegetal, generalmente con raíces que la sujetan al suelo y con clorofila. Suele aplicarse de preferencia a los vegetales no leñosos y de menor tamaño, si bien también aplica por exten... Pronounced [ˈplãn̪t̪a]. It ranks #1,358 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with plaza and plata.

Key facts for planta
PropertyValue
Headwordplanta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplãn̪t̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,358
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for planta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈplãn̪t̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,358 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for planta, with forms such as "lpanta", "palnta", and "planat". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "plaza", "plata", "playa", 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 planta, spelled P-L-A-N-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma de vida vegetal, generalmente con raíces que la sujetan al suelo y con clorofila. Suele aplicarse de preferencia a los vegetales no leñosos y de menor tamaño, si bien también aplica por extensión a cualquier árbol o arbusto.
  2. 2
    Parte inferior del pie, que al caminar está en contacto con el suelo.
  3. 3
    En una edificación, el conjunto de habitaciones y dependencias situadas a una misma altura del suelo.
  4. 4
    El personal y dependencias de una empresa.
  5. 5
    Instalación industrial.
  6. 6
    Configuración de los cimientos de un edificio vistos desde el aire.
  7. 7
    Dibujo técnico de una planta₆, que indica la distribución de las habitaciones y dependencias de una construcción.
  8. 8
    Plan que determina y especifica las diversas dependencias y empleados de una oficina, universidad u otra entidad.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpanta,palnta,planat,plannta,plantta,platna,pllanta,plnata,pplanta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for planta

Misspelling Variants of "planta"

lpanta6palnta6planat6plannta7plantta7platna6pllanta7plnata6
Misspelling Variants of "planta"

Frequency rank: #1,358 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "planta"?
"planta" is spelled P-L-A-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplãn̪t̪a].
What does "planta" mean?
As a noun, "planta" means: Forma de vida vegetal, generalmente con raíces que la sujetan al suelo y con clorofila. Suele aplicarse de preferencia a los vegetales no leñosos y de menor tamaño, si bien también aplica por exten...
What words are commonly confused with "planta"?
"planta" is commonly confused with "plaza", "plata", "playa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "planta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "planta" is [ˈplãn̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "planta" come from?
"planta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.