platón

/[plaˈt̪õn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,687

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

platón is aSpanishnoun. It means: Plato grande. Pronounced [plaˈt̪õn]. Often confused with plazo and platos.

Key facts for platón
PropertyValue
Headwordplatón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plaˈt̪õn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,687
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of platón in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for platón is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [plaˈt̪õn]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,687 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for platón, with forms such as "lpatón", "paltón", and "platnó". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "plazo", "platos", "plazos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is platón, spelled P-L-A-T-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plato grande.
  2. 2
    Recipiente semiesférico y ancho, usado para lavarse con agua.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpatón,paltón,platnó,plattón,platónn,plaótn,pllatón,pltaón,pplatón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for platón

Misspelling Variants of "platón"

lpatón6paltón6platnó6plattón7platónn7plaótn6pllatón7pltaón6
Misspelling Variants of "platón"

Frequency rank: #15,687 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "platón"?
"platón" is spelled P-L-A-T-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [plaˈt̪õn].
What does "platón" mean?
As a noun, "platón" means: Plato grande.
What words are commonly confused with "platón"?
"platón" is commonly confused with "plazo", "platos", "plazos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "platón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "platón" is [plaˈt̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "platón" come from?
"platón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.