placoplâtre

\pla.kɔ.plɑtʁ\

/\pla.kɔ.plɑtʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“placoplâtre” 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 May 6, 2026) - Plaque de plâtre.

Key facts for placoplâtre
PropertyValue
Headwordplacoplâtre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pla.kɔ.plɑtʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “placoplâtre” sits in French frequency

placoplâtre falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

placoplâtre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pla.kɔ.plɑtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plaque de plâtre.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for placoplâtre in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is placoplâtre, spelled P-L-A-C-O-P-L-Â-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plaque de plâtre.

Synonyms

BA13gyprocplaque de plâtre

This word in other languages

plasterboard(English)Gipskartonplatte(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "placoplâtre"?
"placoplâtre" is spelled P-L-A-C-O-P-L-Â-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pla.kɔ.plɑtʁ\.
What does "placoplâtre" mean?
As a noun, "placoplâtre" means: Plaque de plâtre.
How do you pronounce "placoplâtre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "placoplâtre" is \pla.kɔ.plɑtʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "placoplâtre" come from?
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Using “placoplâtre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-L-A-C-O-P-L-Â-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pla.kɔ.plɑtʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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