pliegue

[ˈpljeɣ̞e]

/[ˈpljeɣ̞e]/ noun

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The verdict

“pliegue” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,008
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte en que una superficie se dobla, donde no está lisa o extendida.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pliegue · pliegue · Spanish

pliegue · rank #41,008 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,008
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH plug

Nearest frequency peer: plug (+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 “pliegue”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pliegue” 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).

pliegue vs pliegues
88% similar
pliegue vs pegué
57% similar
pliegue vs pliego
71% similar

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

Key facts for pliegue
PropertyValue
Headwordpliegue
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpljeɣ̞e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,008
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pliegue”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).plieguecae 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 “plug” (#41,009), “pira” (#41,006), “pluvial” (#41,010). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pliegue” va en #41,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around pliegue (IPA [ˈpljeɣ̞e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,008 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pliegue, with forms such as "lpiegue", "pilegue", and "pleigue". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "pliegues", "pegué", "pliego", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pliegue, spelled P-L-I-E-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte en que una superficie se dobla, donde no está lisa o extendida.
  2. 2
    Señal que queda en una superficie que fue plegada, en el lugar donde se dobló.
  3. 3
    Acción y resultado de doblar o plegar algo flexible para fines estéticos o prácticos.
  4. 4
    Deformación que se produce en la corteza de la tierra por el movimiento de rocas que han sido sometidas a una presión lateral.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Los pliegues de un vestido.

Synonyms

desigualdaddoblezfruncesurcodoblezplegadoplegaduraplisadoplegamiento

This word in other languages

fold(English)pli(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpiegue
  • pilegue
  • pleigue
  • pliegeu
  • plieggue
  • plieuge
  • pligeue
  • plliegue
  • ppliegue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pliegue - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lpiegue2pilegue2pleigue2pliegeu2plieggue1plieuge2pligeue2plliegue1
Edit distance from "pliegue"

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 "pliegue"?
"pliegue" is spelled P-L-I-E-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpljeɣ̞e].
What does "pliegue" mean?
As a noun, "pliegue" means: Parte en que una superficie se dobla, donde no está lisa o extendida.
What words are commonly confused with "pliegue"?
"pliegue" is commonly confused with "pliegues", "pegué", "pliego". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pliegue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pliegue" is [ˈpljeɣ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pliegue" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pluvial#41,010pinares#41,005portazo#41,014pasarás#40,994

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

raqueta9 variantsSajonia9 variantsmaniquí9 variantssoldar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list