rizador
/riθaˈdoɾ/masculine
The English phrase hair iron is translated into Spanish as rizador. If unsure, use rizador. Wiktionary also lists laciador and laciadora.
Meaning: tool using heat to shape hair (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| rizador | /riθaˈdoɾ/ /risaˈdoɾ/ |
masculine |
| laciador | /laθjadoɾ/ (Spain, from spelling rules) /lasjadoɾ/ (Latin America, from spelling rules) |
masculine |
| laciadora | /laθjadoɾa/ (Spain, from spelling rules) /lasjadoɾa/ (Latin America, from spelling rules) |
feminine |
| plancha laciadora | /plant͡ʃa laθjadoɾa/ (Spain, from spelling rules) /plant͡ʃa lasjadoɾa/ (Latin America, from spelling rules) |
Peru, feminine |
| plancha capilar | /plant͡ʃa kapilaɾ/ (from spelling rules) | feminine |
| plancha pilosa | /plant͡ʃa pilosa/ (from spelling rules) | feminine |
The term refers to a tool that uses heat to shape hair. In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word plancha is used colloquially on its own to refer to a hair straightener.
What does it mean word for word?
The word plancha, which appears in several of these terms, literally means 'iron' (as in a clothes iron) or 'flat surface'.
Which one should you use?
Plancha capilar is a more formal or technical way to refer to a hair iron, often seen in product descriptions.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, plancha is commonly used to refer to a hair iron. In Peru, the term plancha laciadora is used to refer to a hair straightener.
How do you pronounce it?
/riθaˈdoɾ/
Did you know?
- The word capilar in plancha capilar comes from the Latin capillus, meaning 'hair', but in medicine it refers to the smallest blood vessels.
- In some Latin American countries, saying me voy a planchar el pelo uses a verb that literally means 'to iron', as if the hair were a wrinkled shirt.
- The word plancha traces its lineage back to the Old French word planche, which means 'board' or 'flat surface'.
Examples in context
- ¿Dónde puedo comprar una plancha de pelo de buena calidad?Where can I buy a good quality hair iron?
- ¿Me prestas tu planchita para arreglarme el pelo?Can you lend me your hair iron so I can fix my hair?
- ¿Dónde dejaste el rizador?Where did you leave the hair iron?
- Necesito comprar un rizador nuevo.I need to buy a new hair iron.
- El rizador está muy caliente.The hair iron is very hot.
Example conversation
Elena is getting ready for a party in the bedroom.
- ElenaAlejandro, ¿has visto mi rizador?Alejandro, have you seen my hair iron?
- AlejandroCreo que está en la mesa.I think it is on the table.
- ElenaSí, aquí está el rizador.Yes, here is the hair iron.
- AlejandroTen cuidado, que quema mucho.Be careful, it burns a lot.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hair iron” translations and entries rizador, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries plancha, rizador, CC BY-SA 4.0.
