emplâtre
\ɑ̃.plɑtʁ\
The verdict
“emplâtre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Médicament solide et glutineux, qui se ramollit par la chaleur et qu'on applique sur telle ou telle partie du corps, après l’avoir étendu sur de la toile.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emplâtre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.plɑtʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “emplâtre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
emplâtre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.plɑtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
emplâtre has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is emplâtre, spelled E-M-P-L-Â-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Médicament solide et glutineux, qui se ramollit par la chaleur et qu'on applique sur telle ou telle partie du corps, après l’avoir étendu sur de la toile.
- 2Maçonnerie appliquée à un mur pour le consolider.
- 3Personne qui n’a aucune vigueur d’esprit, qui est incapable d’agir comme il convient, qui ne fait qu’apporter de l’embarras dans les affaires dont elle se mêle.
- 4Coup porté en se battant.
- 5Englumen utilisé pour accélérer la cicatrisation des arbres.
- 6Pièce que l'on colle sur une chambre à air pour boucher un trou, rustine.
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.
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Using “emplâtre”
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- The one correct French spelling is E-M-P-L-Â-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.plɑtʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.