plástico

/ˈplaʃ.ti.ku/

//ˈplaʃ.ti.ku// adj

The verdict

“plástico” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,506
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que pode ser moldado

Corpus desk

Index PT-plastico · plástico · Portuguese

plástico · rank #4,506 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,506
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pimenta

Nearest frequency peer: pimenta (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “plástico”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “plástico” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plástico vs prático
75% similar
plástico vs plantio
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for plástico
PropertyValue
Headwordplástico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈplaʃ.ti.ku/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,506
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “plástico”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).plásticocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pimenta” (#4,505), “perca” (#4,502), “protocolo” (#4,511). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “plástico” fica em #4,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around plástico (IPA /ˈplaʃ.ti.ku/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,506 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que pode ser moldado".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for plástico, with forms such as "lpástico", "pllástico", and "plsático". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "prático", "plantio", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 plástico, spelled P-L-Á-S-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que pode ser moldado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpástico
  • pllástico
  • plsático
  • plásitco
  • plásstico
  • plástcio
  • plásticco
  • plástioc
  • plásttico
  • plátsico
  • pplástico
  • pálstico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plástico - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lpástico2pllástico1plsático2plásitco2plásstico1plástcio2plásticco1plástioc2
Edit distance from "plástico"

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 "plástico"?
"plástico" is spelled P-L-Á-S-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈplaʃ.ti.ku/.
What does "plástico" mean?
As an adjective, "plástico" means: que pode ser moldado
What words are commonly confused with "plástico"?
"plástico" is commonly confused with "prático", "plantio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plástico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plástico" is /ˈplaʃ.ti.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plástico" come from?
"plástico" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list