placa de cocción
/ˌplaka de koɡˈθjon/feminine
The English word 'hob' can be translated into Spanish as placa de cocción. Wiktionary also lists encimera de cocina.
Meaning: cooking surface (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| placa de cocción | /ˌplaka de koɡˈθjon/ /ˌplaka de koɡˈsjon/ |
feminine |
| encimera de cocina | /enθimeɾa de koθina/ (Spain, from spelling rules) /ensimeɾa de kosina/ (Latin America, from spelling rules) |
This term refers to the cooking surface used for preparing food. If the hob is an induction type, it is specifically called a placa de inducción. A common way to refer to a smooth-top ceramic or glass-ceramic hob is vitrocerámica.
Which one should you use?
placa de cocción is the default term for a cooking surface, while encimera de cocina is another way to refer to a kitchen hob.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun placa is feminine, so the definite article used is la.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˌplaka de koɡˈθjon/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, a portable single-burner hob is often called a hornillo, a word that literally refers to a 'small oven'.
- The word placa is used in Spanish to describe objects as diverse as a dental plate, a police badge and a commemorative wall plaque.
- While placa de cocción describes the surface, the word cocina is used in Spanish to refer to both the room and the actual stove appliance.
Examples in context
- Recuerda apagar el fuego antes de salir de la cocina.Remember to turn off the hob before leaving the kitchen.
- Hierve el agua en el fogón más grande.Boil the water on the largest hob.
- ¿Puedes encender la cocina? Voy a preparar la cena.Can you turn on the hob? I'm going to cook dinner.
- ¿Cuántos fogones tiene esta cocina?How many burners does this hob have?
- Mi abuela siempre cocina en el fogón del medio.My grandmother always cooks on the middle hob.
- La placa de cocción es de inducción.The hob is induction-based.
- Hay que limpiar la placa de cocción.The hob needs to be cleaned.
- Compré una nueva placa de cocción.I bought a new hob.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are in the kitchen looking at a new appliance.
- Alejandro¿Es nueva la placa de cocción?Is the hob new?
- MaríaSí, la instalamos esta mañana.Yes, we installed it this morning.
- AlejandroEs muy elegante, María.It is very elegant, María.
- MaríaGracias, Alejandro, me encanta.Thanks, Alejandro, I love it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hob” translations and entries placa de cocción, 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.
