platón

[plaˈt̪õn]

/[plaˈt̪õn]/ noun

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The verdict

“platón” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,687
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plato grande.

Corpus desk

Index ES-platon · platón · Spanish

platón · rank #15,687 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,687
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH permanecerá

Nearest frequency peer: permanecerá (-2 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 “platón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “platón” 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).

platón vs plazo
50% similar
platón vs platos
67% similar
platón vs plazos
50% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “platón”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “permanecerá” (#15,685), “porcelana” (#15,689), “periodístico” (#15,684). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “platón” va en #15,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around platón (IPA [plaˈt̪õn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,687 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for platón, with forms such as "lpatón", "paltón", and "platnó". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is platón, spelled P-L-A-T-Ó-N.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Inclinado frente a una mesa sobre la cual descansaba un platón lleno de agua, don Carlos de lavaba los brazos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpatón
  • paltón
  • platnó
  • plattón
  • platónn
  • plaótn
  • pllatón
  • pltaón
  • pplatón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of platón - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lpatón2paltón2platnó2plattón1platónn1plaótn2pllatón1pltaón2
Edit distance from "platón"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list