plaqueta

[plaˈket̪a]

/[plaˈket̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“plaqueta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,955 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,955
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mosaico cerámico rectangular que se usa para revestir las paredes y el piso con un patrón similar al ladrillo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-plaqueta · plaqueta · Spanish

plaqueta · rank #73,955 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,955
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH piérdete

Nearest frequency peer: piérdete (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “plaqueta”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “plaqueta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for plaqueta
PropertyValue
Headwordplaqueta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plaˈket̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,955
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “plaqueta” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).plaquetacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “piérdete” (#73,954), “pistachos” (#73,953), “plusvalías” (#73,958). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “plaqueta” va en #73,955. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plaqueta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,955 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [plaˈket̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

plaqueta doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is plaqueta, spelled P-L-A-Q-U-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mosaico cerámico rectangular que se usa para revestir las paredes y el piso con un patrón similar al ladrillo.
  2. 2
    Trombocito.

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 "plaqueta"?
"plaqueta" is spelled P-L-A-Q-U-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [plaˈket̪a].
What does "plaqueta" mean?
As a noun, "plaqueta" means: Mosaico cerámico rectangular que se usa para revestir las paredes y el piso con un patrón similar al ladrillo.
How do you pronounce "plaqueta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plaqueta" is [plaˈket̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plaqueta" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list