plásmido
[ˈplasmið̞o]
The verdict
“plásmido” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pequeña molécula de ADN con forma de doble cadena circular, presente en las bacterias. Tiene importancia en la resistencia bacteriana a los antibióticos y en la ingeniería genética.
Corpus desk
Index ES-plasmido · plásmido · Spanish
plásmido · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plásmido |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈplasmið̞o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “plásmido” en español
Rare enough to double-check
plásmido is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈplasmið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pequeña molécula de ADN con forma de doble cadena circular, presente en las bacterias. Tiene importancia en la resistencia bacteriana a los antibióticos y en la ingeniería genética.".
No misspelling variants are generated for plásmido in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is plásmido, spelled P-L-Á-S-M-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1Pequeña molécula de ADN con forma de doble cadena circular, presente en las bacterias. Tiene importancia en la resistencia bacteriana a los antibióticos y en la ingeniería genética.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.