placket
/ˈplækɪt/
"placket" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“placket” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings
Corpus desk
Index EN-placket · placket · English
placket · 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
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 | placket |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈplækɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “placket” in English
Rare enough to double-check
placket is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈplækɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for placket in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French plaquer (“to lay or clap on”). See placard. The correct English form is placket, spelled P-L-A-C-K-E-T.
Definition
- 1A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings
- 2A petticoat, especially an underpetticoat.
- 3A woman.
- 4A woman's pocket.
- 5A leather jacket strengthened with strips of steel.
- 6An additional plate of steel on the lower half of the breastplate or backplate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how placket appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dislike dressing together. Nicked myself shaving. Biting her nether lip, hooking the placket of her skirt.
When the placket of his shirt gave way, the stones tore freely into the skin on his chest and back, and he no longer imagined Lucy Hartley enjoying his guitar serenades—he wondered if he would get to the roof alive.
Etymology
From French plaquer (“to lay or clap on”). See placard.
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.