plank

/pleɪŋk/, /plæŋk/

//pleɪŋk/, /plæŋk// noun

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The verdict

“plank” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,694 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,694
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plataforma, prancha, tábua grossa de madeira

Key facts for plank
PropertyValue
Headwordplank
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pleɪŋk/, /plæŋk/
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,694
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plank” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). plank lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plank is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,694 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pleɪŋk/, /plæŋk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for plank, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is plank, spelled P-L-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    plataforma, prancha, tábua grossa de madeira
  2. 2
    idiota, estúpido

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plank"?
"plank" is spelled P-L-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is /pleɪŋk/, /plæŋk/.
What does "plank" mean?
As a noun, "plank" means: plataforma, prancha, tábua grossa de madeira
How do you pronounce "plank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plank" is /pleɪŋk/, /plæŋk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plank" come from?
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Using “plank”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-L-A-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pleɪŋk/, /plæŋk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list