plaza

[ˈplasa]

/[ˈplasa]/ noun

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The verdict

“plaza” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #646. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#646
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En una ciudad o poblado, área abierta y espaciosa en la cual la gente puede transitar y reunirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-plaza · plaza · Spanish

plaza · rank #646 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #646
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH noticias

Nearest frequency peer: noticias (-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 “plaza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “plaza” 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).

plaza vs poza
60% similar
plaza vs plazo
80% similar
plaza vs plena
60% similar

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

Key facts for plaza
PropertyValue
Headwordplaza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplasa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#646
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “plaza”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).plazacae 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 “noticias” (#645), “septiembre” (#647), “necesito” (#644). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “plaza” va en #646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around plaza (IPA [ˈplasa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #646 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for plaza, with forms such as "lpaza", "palza", and "plaaz". 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, "poza", "plazo", "plena", 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, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is plaza, spelled P-L-A-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    En una ciudad o poblado, área abierta y espaciosa en la cual la gente puede transitar y reunirse.
  2. 2
    Plaza₁ donde se venden alimentos y se tiene el trato común de los vecinos y comarcanos, y donde se celebran las ferias, mercados y fiestas públicas.
  3. 3
    Plaza₁ generalmente del tamaño de una manzana, con jardines y arbolado para recreo y ornato.
  4. 4
    Espacio, sitio o lugar.
  5. 5
    Cualquier lugar fortificado con muros, reparos, baluartes, etc., para que la gente se pueda defender del enemigo.
  6. 6
    Sitio determinado para una persona o cosa, en el que cabe con otras de su especie.
  7. 7
    Oficio o puesto de empleo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Esta cama es de dos plazas.

This word in other languages

square(English)place(Français)Platz(Deutsch)praça(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpaza
  • palza
  • plaaz
  • plazza
  • pllaza
  • plzaa
  • pplaza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plaza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lpaza2palza2plaaz2plazza1pllaza1plzaa2pplaza1
Edit distance from "plaza"

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 "plaza"?
"plaza" is spelled P-L-A-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplasa].
What does "plaza" mean?
As a noun, "plaza" means: En una ciudad o poblado, área abierta y espaciosa en la cual la gente puede transitar y reunirse.
What words are commonly confused with "plaza"?
"plaza" is commonly confused with "poza", "plazo", "plena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plaza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plaza" is [ˈplasa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plaza" come from?
"plaza" 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 "plaza", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

valor#650causa#653tenga#637santa#636

Similar misspelling depth

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

acción7 variantsEuropa7 variantsfecha7 variantsfeliz7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list