plasticina

[plast̪iˈsina]

/[plast̪iˈsina]/ noun

The verdict

“plasticina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masa de diversos colores que sirve para moldear, que se utiliza frecuentemente con fines educativos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-plasticina · plasticina · Spanish

plasticina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for plasticina
PropertyValue
Headwordplasticina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plast̪iˈsina]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “plasticina” en español

plasticinaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plasticina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [plast̪iˈsina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masa de diversos colores que sirve para moldear, que se utiliza frecuentemente con fines educativos.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for plasticina, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is plasticina, spelled P-L-A-S-T-I-C-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masa de diversos colores que sirve para moldear, que se utiliza frecuentemente con fines educativos.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plasticina"?
"plasticina" is spelled P-L-A-S-T-I-C-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [plast̪iˈsina].
What does "plasticina" mean?
As a noun, "plasticina" means: Masa de diversos colores que sirve para moldear, que se utiliza frecuentemente con fines educativos.
How do you pronounce "plasticina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plasticina" is [plast̪iˈsina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plasticina" come from?
"plasticina" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list