plug

verb

The verdict

“plug” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #41,009 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#41,009
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tapar, taponar, taponear, sellar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plug vs pu
50% similar
plug vs pub
50% similar
plug vs pum
50% similar

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

Key facts for plug
PropertyValue
Headwordplug
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
Letters4
Frequency rank#41,009
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plug” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). plug lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for plug is 4 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #41,009 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for plug, with forms such as "lpug", "plgu", and "pllug". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pu", "pub", "pum", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 plug, spelled P-L-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tapar, taponar, taponear, sellar.
  2. 2
    Promocionar.
  3. 3
    Disparar.
  4. 4
    Coger, penetrar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpug,plgu,pllug,plugg,pplug,pulg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plug - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lpug2plgu2pllug1plugg1pplug1pulg2
Edit distance from "plug"

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 "plug"?
"plug" is spelled P-L-U-G.
What does "plug" mean?
As a verb, "plug" means: Tapar, taponar, taponear, sellar.
What words are commonly confused with "plug"?
"plug" is commonly confused with "pu", "pub", "pum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "plug" come from?
"plug" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “plug”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-L-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “pu” - see the side-by-side comparison. plug vs pu
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list