plasma
[ˈplasma]
The verdict
“plasma” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #11,652 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,652
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plasma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈplasma] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,652 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plasma” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for plasma is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈplasma]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,652 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Parte líquida de la sangre y la linfa, y líquido de la misma composición que baña espacios corporales como el líquido cefalorraquideano o fluído intersticial.
- 2Fracción líquida que se obtiene por acción centrífuga sobre la sangre y que tiene uso en análisis médicos.
- 3Estado en el que se encuentra comúnmente la materia en el Universo, una especie de gas de partículas disociadas en electrones e iones cargados positivamente.
- 4Estado 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.
- 5Televisor cuya tecnología de funcionamiento está basada en el cambio de los gases de la pantalla al estado del plasma.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “plasma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-L-A-S-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈplasma] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “plaza” - see the side-by-side comparison. plasma vs plaza
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.