à plein
\a plɛ̃\
The verdict
“à plein” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De manière complète, totale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-plein · à plein · French
à plein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" 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 | à plein |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a plɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à plein » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à plein is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a plɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De manière complète, totale.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for à plein in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is à plein, spelled À- -P-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1De manière complète, totale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à plein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le soleil donnait à plein sur son visage. Et son visage regardait à plein le triangle de buissons épineux.
Mais je demeurais convaincue qu’il faut employer à plein toutes les choses et soi-même.
Synonyms
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.