plasma

[ˈplasma]

/[ˈplasma]/ noun

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The verdict

“plasma” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,652
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte líquida de la sangre y la linfa, y líquido de la misma composición que baña espacios corporales como el líquido cefalorraquideano o fluído intersticial.

Corpus desk

Index ES-plasma · plasma · Spanish

plasma · rank #11,652 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,652
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH picante

Nearest frequency peer: picante (-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 “plasma”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “plasma” 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).

plasma vs plaza
67% similar
plasma vs plata
67% similar
plasma vs playa
67% similar

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

Key facts for plasma
PropertyValue
Headwordplasma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplasma]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,652
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “plasma”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “picante” (#11,651), “porcentajes” (#11,653), “Philip” (#11,650). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “plasma” va en #11,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around plasma (IPA [ˈplasma]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,652 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for plasma, with forms such as "lpasma", "palsma", and "plamsa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "plaza", "plata", "playa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is plasma, spelled P-L-A-S-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte líquida de la sangre y la linfa, y líquido de la misma composición que baña espacios corporales como el líquido cefalorraquideano o fluído intersticial.
  2. 2
    Fracción líquida que se obtiene por acción centrífuga sobre la sangre y que tiene uso en análisis médicos.
  3. 3
    Estado en el que se encuentra comúnmente la materia en el Universo, una especie de gas de partículas disociadas en electrones e iones cargados positivamente.
  4. 4
    Estado más abundante de la materia, con propiedades estructurales de un gas, pero con la diferencia de estar propenso a reacciones en masa al ser expuesto a campos magnéticos, calor excesivo, y campos eléctricos considerables.
  5. 5
    Televisor cuya tecnología de funcionamiento está basada en el cambio de los gases de la pantalla al estado del plasma.

This word in other languages

plasma(English)plasma(Français)Plasma(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpasma
  • palsma
  • plamsa
  • plasam
  • plasmma
  • plassma
  • pllasma
  • plsama
  • pplasma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpasma2palsma2plamsa2plasam2plasmma1plassma1pllasma1plsama2
Edit distance from "plasma"

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 "plasma"?
"plasma" is spelled P-L-A-S-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplasma].
What does "plasma" mean?
As a noun, "plasma" means: Parte líquida de la sangre y la linfa, y líquido de la misma composición que baña espacios corporales como el líquido cefalorraquideano o fluído intersticial.
What words are commonly confused with "plasma"?
"plasma" 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 "plasma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plasma" is [ˈplasma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plasma" come from?
"plasma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Philip#11,650perlas#11,646pureza#11,662pésimo#11,663

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

ritmos9 variantsSancho9 variantsofrecía9 variantsNevada9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list