plumazo

[pluˈmaso]

/[pluˈmaso]/ noun

The verdict

“plumazo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,130 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,130
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Golpe dado con una pluma.

Corpus desk

Index ES-plumazo · plumazo · Spanish

plumazo · rank #55,130 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,130
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH plexo

Nearest frequency peer: plexo (-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 “plumazo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for plumazo
PropertyValue
Headwordplumazo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pluˈmaso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,130
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “plumazo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.plumazocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “plexo” (#55,129), “pintarse” (#55,127), “polarizadas” (#55,133). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “plumazo” va en #55,130. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plumazo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,130 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pluˈmaso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Golpe dado con una pluma.".

plumazo has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 plumazo, spelled P-L-U-M-A-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Golpe dado con una pluma.

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 "plumazo"?
"plumazo" is spelled P-L-U-M-A-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pluˈmaso].
What does "plumazo" mean?
As a noun, "plumazo" means: Golpe dado con una pluma.
How do you pronounce "plumazo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plumazo" is [pluˈmaso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plumazo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plumazo", 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