placer

\pla.se\

/\pla.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“placer” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,351 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#3,351
frequency rank, French
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Situer ; mettre dans un lieu.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

placer vs plage
67% similar
placer vs plate
67% similar
placer vs plaie
67% similar

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

Key facts for placer
PropertyValue
Headwordplacer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pla.se\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,351
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “placer” 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). placer 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 placer is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pla.se\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,351 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for placer, with forms such as "lpacer", "palcer", and "placcer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "plage", "plate", "plaie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is placer, spelled P-L-A-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Situer ; mettre dans un lieu.
  2. 2
    Positionner dans une série.
  3. 3
    Indiquer les places, dans une cérémonie, dans une assemblée, en parlant de celui qui est chargé de les donner.
  4. 4
    Vendre pour le compte d’autrui.
  5. 5
    Lancer de manière qu’elle aille tomber où le joueur le veut, en parlant d’une balle.
  6. 6
    Apprendre les bonnes positions.
  7. 7
    Trouver le moyen d’exprimer.
  8. 8
    Attribuer avec discernement.
  9. 9
    Investir.
  10. 10
    Trouver une situation à une personne, procurer un emploi.
  11. 11
    Mettre (quelqu’un) dans une situation administrative ou judiciaire particulière.
  12. 12
    Être situé.
  13. 13
    Qui a une place.
  14. 14
    Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)

Synonyms

caser

This word in other languages

put(English)stellen(Deutsch)colocar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpacer,palcer,placcer,placerr,placre,plaecr,plcaer,pllacer,pplacer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of placer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lpacer2palcer2placcer1placerr1placre2plaecr2plcaer2pllacer1
Edit distance from "placer"

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 "placer"?
"placer" is spelled P-L-A-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pla.se\.
What does "placer" mean?
As a verb, "placer" means: Situer ; mettre dans un lieu.
What words are commonly confused with "placer"?
"placer" is commonly confused with "plage", "plate", "plaie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "placer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "placer" is \pla.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "placer" come from?
"placer" 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 “placer”

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

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