Which to use
“place” and “plazca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,025
- “place” frequency rank
- #27,724
- “plazca” frequency rank
- 39749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | place | plazca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de placer. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de placer. |
Where the eye mixes place and plazca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between place and plazca
A purely visual mix-up. place ([ˈplase]) and plazca ([ˈplaska]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
place is recorded at frequency rank #12,025, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈplase]. plazca is at rank #27,724, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈplaska].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39749, this pair ranks #162,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of place vs plazca
Shared letters: aclp. Private to "place": e. Private to "plazca": z.
"place" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "plazca" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "place" for "plazca" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "place" or "plazca" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "place" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plazca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "place" and "plazca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parca vs plazca". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #162,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.