placet
/ˈpleɪsɛt/
"placet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“placet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.
Corpus desk
Index EN-placet · placet · English
placet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | placet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpleɪsɛt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “placet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
placet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpleɪsɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for placet in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin placet (“it is pleasing”), inflection of placeō (“I am pleasing”). The correct English form is placet, spelled P-L-A-C-E-T.
Definition
- 1A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.
- 2The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how placet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1882, J. P. Peter (translator), Political History of Recent Times, 1816-1875: With Special Reference to Germany originally by Wilhelm Müller The king […] annulled the royal placet.
Etymology
Latin placet (“it is pleasing”), inflection of placeō (“I am pleasing”).
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.