Plafond
[plaˈfɔ̃ː]
The verdict
“Plafond” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flachdecke, (Zimmer)Decke
Corpus desk
Index DE-plafond · Plafond · German
Plafond · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Plafond |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [plaˈfɔ̃ː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Plafond“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Plafond is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [plaˈfɔ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Plafond, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Plafond, spelled P-L-A-F-O-N-D.
Definition
- 1Flachdecke, (Zimmer)Decke
- 2obere Grenze bei Kreditvergabe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Plafond appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zu sehen ist "Illegal" auch am 1. März um 19:30 Uhr im Schwarzen Salon unterm Plafond des Wiener Volkstheaters.“
„Der Plafond war zur Hälfte mit Weingirlanden geschmückt und mit Bildern, die in flüchtig hingeworfener Manier Frauen mit griechischem Profil darstellten, umringt von Kindern, die aus den Strahlen einer gewaltigen Sonne hervortraten.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.