pleural

[plewˈɾal]

/[plewˈɾal]/ adj

The verdict

“pleural” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,206 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,206
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de la pleura o relacionado con ella

Corpus desk

Index ES-pleural · pleural · Spanish

pleural · rank #72,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,206
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH planetarias

Nearest frequency peer: planetarias (-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 “pleural”

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 “pleural” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pleural
PropertyValue
Headwordpleural
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[plewˈɾal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pleural” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pleuralcae 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: “planetarias” (#72,205), “poneos” (#72,207), “plagiado” (#72,203). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pleural” va en #72,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pleural is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,206 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [plewˈɾal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propio de la pleura o relacionado con ella".

pleural has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pleural, spelled P-L-E-U-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de la pleura o relacionado con ella

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 "pleural"?
"pleural" is spelled P-L-E-U-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [plewˈɾal].
What does "pleural" mean?
As an adjective, "pleural" means: Propio de la pleura o relacionado con ella
How do you pronounce "pleural"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pleural" is [plewˈɾal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pleural" come from?
"pleural" 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 "pleural", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list