placage

\pla.kaʒ\

/\pla.kaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“placage” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #48,105 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#48,105
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de plaquer.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

placage vs place
71% similar
placage vs plage
71% similar
placage vs placée
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for placage
PropertyValue
Headwordplacage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pla.kaʒ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,105
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “placage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). placage lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for placage is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pla.kaʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #48,105 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for placage, with forms such as "lpacage", "palcage", and "plaacge". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "place", "plage", "placée", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is placage, spelled P-L-A-C-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de plaquer.
  2. 2
    Ouvrage de menuiserie ou d’ébénisterie, fait de bois précieux scié en feuilles minces qui sont appliquées sur d’autre bois de moindre prix.
  3. 3
    Doublage visant à renforcer un assemblage.
  4. 4
    Ouvrages de l’esprit qui semblent faits de morceaux rapportés.
  5. 5
    Action de faire tomber le porteur du ballon.
  6. 6
    Action de faire tomber l’adversaire et de le maintenir dos au sol.
  7. 7
    Action qui consiste à recouvrir un métal ordinaire d'une mince couche de métal précieux, or, platine, argent
  8. 8
    Action qui consiste à recouvrir un métal ordinaire d'une mince couche de métal précieux, or, platine, argent

This word in other languages

veneer(English)Furnier(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpacage,palcage,plaacge,placaeg,placagge,placcage,placgae,plcaage,pllacage,pplacage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of placage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lpacage2palcage2plaacge2placaeg2placagge1placcage1placgae2plcaage2
Edit distance from "placage"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "placage"?
"placage" is spelled P-L-A-C-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pla.kaʒ\.
What does "placage" mean?
As a noun, "placage" means: Action de plaquer.
What words are commonly confused with "placage"?
"placage" is commonly confused with "place", "plage", "placée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "placage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "placage" is \pla.kaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "placage" come from?
"placage" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “placage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-L-A-C-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pla.kaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “place” - see the side-by-side comparison. placage vs place
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list