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plectro

Spanish, noun[ˈplekt̪ɾo]

plectro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “plectrum (small piece of material for plucking strings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Inspiración, estilo”.

What does plectro mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineplectrum (small piece of material for plucking strings)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Palillo o púa que usaban los antiguos para tocar las cuerdas de la cítara y la lira, y que actualmente se usa en la guitarra. 2. Inspiración, estilo.

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 plectro

  • plectros plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce plectro?

  • [ˈplekt̪ɾo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to plectro

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is plectro in Spanish?

plectro appears about once in every 14 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).