plural

/[pluˈɾal]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,696

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

plural is anSpanishadj. It means: Compuesto por varios elementos. Pronounced [pluˈɾal]. It ranks #8,696 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with pura and puras.

Key facts for plural
PropertyValue
Headwordplural
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[pluˈɾal]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,696
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of plural in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for plural is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pluˈɾal]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,696 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for plural, with forms such as "lpural", "pllural", and "plrual". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "pura", "puras", "puñal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is plural, spelled P-L-U-R-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Compuesto por varios elementos.
  2. 2
    Se dice del número que se refiere a dos o más personas o cosas.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpural,pllural,plrual,pluarl,plurall,plurla,plurral,pplural,pulral

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for plural

Misspelling Variants of "plural"

lpural6pllural7plrual6pluarl6plurall7plurla6plurral7pplural7
Misspelling Variants of "plural"

Frequency rank: #8,696 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plural"?
"plural" is spelled P-L-U-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [pluˈɾal].
What does "plural" mean?
As an adj, "plural" means: Compuesto por varios elementos.
What words are commonly confused with "plural"?
"plural" is commonly confused with "pura", "puras", "puñal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plural"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plural" is [pluˈɾal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plural" come from?
"plural" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.