Spanish word

plan

Pronunciation

IPA/plan/

Meaning

  • masculine nounplan

Example

¿Cuál es tu plan para mañana?

What's your plan for tomorrow?

Illustration for plan (plan)

More examples

Antes de viajar, hicimos un plan sencillo.

Before traveling, we made a simple plan.

Core concept

Blueprint for a project.

Common phrases

  • hacer un plan

    make a plan

  • seguir un plan

    follow a plan

  • un plan detallado

    a detailed plan

Similar words

agenda: Contains day-by-day plans and brief reminders in a pocket notebook.
calendario: Arranges dates by month and day so events and deadlines can be tracked.
horario: Shows a timetable of fixed departure, class, or work times.
itinerario: Maps destinations and the scheduled order of visits for a journey.

Definition in Spanish

Esquema o idea previa que ordena tareas, tiempos y recursos para alcanzar una meta o definir actividades futuras.

Word origin

Via Old French plan from Latin planus 'flat', plan moved from the sense of a drawing or map to an outline or scheme for future action.

Usage tips

  • The noun is masculine (el plan, un plan) and common collocations are 'tener un plan' and 'hacer un plan' rather than using plan alone as a verb.

Other meanings

  • strategynoun
  • blueprintnoun

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