plafond

\pla.fɔ̃\

/\pla.fɔ̃\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“plafond” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,517. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,517
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surface qui forme, dans une construction, la partie supérieure d’un lieu couvert ; constitué de plâtre ou de menuiserie, quelquefois ornée de peintures, il forme le haut d’une salle, d’une chambre,...

Corpus desk

Index FR-plafond · plafond · French

plafond · rank #4,517 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,517
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH photographie

Nearest frequency peer: photographie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « plafond »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « plafond » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

plafond vs Platon
57% similar
plafond vs profond
71% similar
plafond vs plafonds
88% similar

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

Key facts for plafond
PropertyValue
Headwordplafond
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pla.fɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,517
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plafond »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).plafondse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « photographie » (#4,516), « pomme » (#4,518), « ouvertes » (#4,515). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plafond » est au #4,517. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around plafond (IPA \pla.fɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,517 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for plafond, with forms such as "lpafond", "palfond", and "plaffond". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Platon", "profond", "plafonds", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is plafond, spelled P-L-A-F-O-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Surface qui forme, dans une construction, la partie supérieure d’un lieu couvert ; constitué de plâtre ou de menuiserie, quelquefois ornée de peintures, il forme le haut d’une salle, d’une chambre, etc.
  2. 2
    Voûte d’une mine ou d’une carrière souterraine.
  3. 3
    Plafond peint.
  4. 4
    Hauteur maximale que peut atteindre un avion.
  5. 5
    Seuil ; maximum.
  6. 6
    Montant maximum.
  7. 7
    Grand plateau de métal pour cuire au four.
  8. 8
    Entaille supérieure d’un cran de chute.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how plafond appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Une cage à serins était pendue au plafond ; les oiseaux avaient été emportés, mais la mangeoire était pleine de chenevis.
  2. Du plafond avaient dégouliné sur les murs de ciment brut des filets de plâtre et ma fièvre y dessinait des formes vivantes.

Synonyms

plaftardciel de carrièreciel

Antonyms

solmur

This word in other languages

ceiling(English)techo(Español)Decke(Deutsch)teto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpafond
  • palfond
  • plaffond
  • plafnod
  • plafodn
  • plafondd
  • plafonnd
  • plaofnd
  • plfaond
  • pllafond
  • pplafond

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plafond - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lpafond2palfond2plaffond1plafnod2plafodn2plafondd1plafonnd1plaofnd2
Edit distance from "plafond"

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 "plafond"?
"plafond" is spelled P-L-A-F-O-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \pla.fɔ̃\.
What does "plafond" mean?
As a noun, "plafond" means: Surface qui forme, dans une construction, la partie supérieure d’un lieu couvert ; constitué de plâtre ou de menuiserie, quelquefois ornée de peintures, il forme le haut d’une salle, d’une chambre,...
What words are commonly confused with "plafond"?
"plafond" is commonly confused with "Platon", "profond", "plafonds". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plafond"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plafond" is \pla.fɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plafond" come from?
"plafond" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plafond", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

optique#4,514miracle#4,510Mathieu#4,508marquée#4,507

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ouvertes11 variantssuspect11 variantstalents11 variantslibérer11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list