plank

/pleɪŋk/, /plæŋk/

//pleɪŋk/, /plæŋk// noun

The verdict

“plank” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,694 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,694
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plataforma, prancha, tábua grossa de madeira

Corpus desk

Index PT-plank · plank · Portuguese

plank · rank #67,694 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,694
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH plutónio

Nearest frequency peer: plutónio (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “plank”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “plank” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cauda longa: rank de “plank” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).plankcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “plutónio” (#67,695), “pez” (#67,691), “Polka” (#67,697). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “plank” fica em #67,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plank is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,694 among 1,578 “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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plank", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list