plug

verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“plug” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,009
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tapar, taponar, taponear, sellar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-plug · plug · Spanish

plug · rank #41,009 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,009
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pliegue

Nearest frequency peer: pliegue (-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 “plug”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “plug” 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).

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)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “plug”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).plugcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pliegue” (#41,008), “pluvial” (#41,010), “poción” (#41,011). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “plug” va en #41,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around plug, averb. Corpus frequency is #41,009 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It is a political thriller in the world of Star Wars, but it's not really about Star Wars. It's about guerrilla struggle. It's amazing. That's also not paid promotion. No, it's not. We're that dumb that we've now just plugged the movie and plugged Playmobil for free.

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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pira#41,006nini#40,975Rome#41,057miki#40,958

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

piazza6 variantsMateu6 variantsLilia6 variantslauro6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list