Plastron
[plasˈtʁɔ̃ː]
The verdict
“Plastron” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - breite Seidenkrawatte, wie sie von Herren bei festlichen Anlässen getragen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-plastron · Plastron · German
Plastron · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Plastron |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [plasˈtʁɔ̃ː] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Plastron“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Plastron is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [plasˈtʁɔ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "breite Seidenkrawatte, wie sie von Herren bei festlichen Anlässen getragen wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Plastron, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Plastron, spelled P-L-A-S-T-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1breite Seidenkrawatte, wie sie von Herren bei festlichen Anlässen getragen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Plastron appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Bräutigam musste sich zwischen Plastron und Tuch zum Frack entscheiden.
„Mit ungetrübter Freude nahm er O'Donnels Cutaway zur Kenntnis; die Streifen des Beinkleides waren zu schmal, und über das Plastron ließ sich ebenfalls manches sagen.“
This word in other languages
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.