placeholder
\pleɪs.həʊl.də(r)\
The verdict
“placeholder” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marque substitutive, remplaçant, élément générique ou de substitution.
Corpus desk
Index FR-placeholder · placeholder · French
placeholder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | placeholder |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pleɪs.həʊl.də(r)\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « placeholder » en français
Rare enough to double-check
placeholder is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pleɪs.həʊl.də(r)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marque substitutive, remplaçant, élément générique ou de substitution.".
Zero misspellings are on record for placeholder in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is placeholder, spelled P-L-A-C-E-H-O-L-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Marque substitutive, remplaçant, élément générique ou de substitution.
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.