plegar

[pleˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[pleˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“plegar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,450 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,450
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Doblar los pliegos de un libro que será encuadernado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-plegar · plegar · Spanish

plegar · rank #79,450 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,450
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH plegadas

Nearest frequency peer: plegadas (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “plegar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “plegar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for plegar
PropertyValue
Headwordplegar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pleˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,450
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “plegar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).plegarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “plegadas” (#79,449), “poltrona” (#79,452), “platita” (#79,447). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “plegar” va en #79,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plegar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,450 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pleˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for plegar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is plegar, spelled P-L-E-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doblar los pliegos de un libro que será encuadernado.
  2. 2
    Realizar pliegues.
  3. 3
    Convenir, asentir, adherirse a un dictamen o partido.

This word in other languages

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 "plegar"?
"plegar" is spelled P-L-E-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pleˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "plegar" mean?
As a verb, "plegar" means: Doblar los pliegos de un libro que será encuadernado.
How do you pronounce "plegar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plegar" is [pleˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plegar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list