platería
[plat̪eˈɾia]
The verdict
“platería” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #59,534 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,534
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arte y oficio de platero.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | platería |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [plat̪eˈɾia] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #59,534 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “platería” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for platería is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [plat̪eˈɾia]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,534 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
platería has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is platería, spelled P-L-A-T-E-R-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Arte y oficio de platero.
- 2Obrador en que trabaja el platero.
- 3Tienda en que se venden obras de plata u oro.
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 “platería”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-L-A-T-E-R-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [plat̪eˈɾia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.