plaza
Spanish, noun/ˈplaθa/
plaza is spelled P-L-A-Z-A (5 letters) and appears 135 times per million words in written Spanish, the 644th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Plaza is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “plaza, town square” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En una ciudad o poblado, área abierta y espaciosa en la cual la gente puede transitar y reunirse”.
What does plaza mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplaza, town square
- 2
femininefortified town
- 3
feminineseat
- 4
feminineposition
- 5
femininebullring
- 6
femininemall, shopping center
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. En una ciudad o poblado, área abierta y espaciosa en la cual la gente puede transitar y reunirse. 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. Plaza₁ generalmente del tamaño de una manzana, con jardines y arbolado para recreo y ornato. 4. Espacio, sitio o lugar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of plaza
- plazas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce plaza?
- /ˈplaθa/
- [ˈpla.θa]
- /ˈplasa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to plaza
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is plaza in Spanish?
plaza appears 135 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).