plata

//ˈplata// adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,976

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

plata is anPortugueseadj. It means: que possui a cor do respectivo metal Pronounced /ˈplata/. Often confused with puta and play.

Key facts for plata
PropertyValue
Headwordplata
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˈplata/
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,976
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of plata in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for plata is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈplata/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,976 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que possui a cor do respectivo metal".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for plata, with forms such as "lpata", "palta", and "plaat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puta", "play", "porta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is plata, spelled P-L-A-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que possui a cor do respectivo metal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpata,palta,plaat,platta,pllata,pltaa,pplata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for plata

Misspelling Variants of "plata"

lpata5palta5plaat5platta6pllata6pltaa5pplata6
Misspelling Variants of "plata"

Frequency rank: #27,976 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plata"?
"plata" is spelled P-L-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈplata/.
What does "plata" mean?
As an adj, "plata" means: que possui a cor do respectivo metal
What words are commonly confused with "plata"?
"plata" is commonly confused with "puta", "play", "porta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plata" is /ˈplata/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plata" come from?
"plata" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.