planchet
noun
planchet is spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-E-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, planchet means “A flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of planchet is planchets.
How many letters and syllables are in planchet?
| Letters | 8: P-L-A-N-C-H-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is planchet?
Planchet appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of planchet
- planchets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does planchet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Planchet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense coin blank:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does planchet come from?
From French planchette. By surface analysis, French planche + -et.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).