plato

[ˈplat̪o]

/[ˈplat̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“plato” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,507
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recipiente cóncavo utilizado para colocar los alimentos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-plato · plato · Spanish

plato · rank #3,507 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,507
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH permitido

Nearest frequency peer: permitido (-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 “plato”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “plato” 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).

plato vs puto
60% similar
plato vs play
60% similar
plato vs Prat
40% similar

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

Key facts for plato
PropertyValue
Headwordplato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplat̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,507
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “plato”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).platocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “permitido” (#3,506), “porno” (#3,508), “pendiente” (#3,505). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “plato” va en #3,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around plato (IPA [ˈplat̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,507 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for plato, with forms such as "lpato", "palto", and "plaot". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puto", "play", "Prat", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 plato, spelled P-L-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recipiente cóncavo utilizado para colocar los alimentos.
  2. 2
    Alimento servido en este recipiente.
  3. 3
    Cantidad de comida contenida en este recipiente.
  4. 4
    Pieza del tocadiscos sobre la que se pone el disco.
  5. 5
    En la bicicleta, rueda dentada que está colocada en los pedales y contacta a través de la cadena con los piñones de la rueda trasera.
  6. 6
    Asunto sobre el que se cotillea.
  7. 7
    Especie de ornato que se pone en el friso de la arquitectura dórica entre los triglifos.
  8. 8
    Objeto circular de arcilla que se usa en las competiciones de tiro al plato.
  9. 9
    Componente principal de un disco duro. Es un disco circular en el que se almacenan datos en formato magnético.
  10. 10
    Área circundante del home o base destino para completar una carrera.
  11. 11
    Situación o persona divertida y alegre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how plato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «De un par de huevos pasados por agua que había en un plato escondió uno con ligereza».
  2. «Aquel día Hassan estaba ocupado en preparar un plato delicioso con granos de granada y otras cosas azucaradas y sabrosas».

This word in other languages

plate(English)assiette(Français)Teller(Deutsch)prato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpato
  • palto
  • plaot
  • platto
  • pllato
  • pltao
  • pplato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plato - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lpato2palto2plaot2platto1pllato1pltao2pplato1
Edit distance from "plato"

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 "plato"?
"plato" is spelled P-L-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplat̪o].
What does "plato" mean?
As a noun, "plato" means: Recipiente cóncavo utilizado para colocar los alimentos.
What words are commonly confused with "plato"?
"plato" is commonly confused with "puto", "play", "Prat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plato" is [ˈplat̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plato" come from?
"plato" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

porno#3,508quita#3,511Ramos#3,512rueda#3,516

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

temor7 variantstirar7 variantslanzó7 variantsárabe7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list