Which to use
“plagas” and “platos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,203
- “plagas” frequency rank
- #4,538
- “platos” frequency rank
- 18741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plagas | platos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de plaga. | Forma del plural de plato. |
Where the eye mixes plagas and platos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between plagas and platos
A purely visual mix-up. plagas ([ˈplaɣ̞as]) and platos ([ˈplat̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plagas is recorded at frequency rank #14,203, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈplaɣ̞as]. platos is at rank #4,538, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplat̪os].
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 18741, this pair ranks #266,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of plagas vs platos
Shared letters: alps. Private to "plagas": g. Private to "platos": ot.
"plagas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "platos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "plagas" for "platos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "plagas" vs "platos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "plagas" and "platos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "plagas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plagas" and "platos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs plagas". 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 #266,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.