plaqueta

/plɐ.ˈke.tɐ/

//plɐ.ˈke.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“plaqueta” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,613 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,613
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - placa pequena

Key facts for plaqueta
PropertyValue
Headwordplaqueta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/plɐ.ˈke.tɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,613
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plaqueta” 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). plaqueta 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

plaqueta is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,613 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /plɐ.ˈke.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

plaqueta has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is plaqueta, spelled P-L-A-Q-U-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    placa pequena
  2. 2
    livro pequeno e de poucas páginas
  3. 3
    célula do sangue responsável pela coagulação

Synonyms

plaquinhaplaquetetrombócito

This word in other languages

platelet(English)plaqueta(Español)thrombocyte(Français)thrombozyt(Deutsch)

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 "plaqueta"?
"plaqueta" is spelled P-L-A-Q-U-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /plɐ.ˈke.tɐ/.
What does "plaqueta" mean?
As a noun, "plaqueta" means: placa pequena
How do you pronounce "plaqueta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plaqueta" is /plɐ.ˈke.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plaqueta" come from?
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Using “plaqueta”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-L-A-Q-U-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /plɐ.ˈke.tɐ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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