plafonnement

\pla.fɔn.mɑ̃\

/\pla.fɔn.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“plafonnement” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,674
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de plafonner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plafonnement · plafonnement · French

plafonnement · rank #34,674 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,674
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pillards

Nearest frequency peer: pillards (-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 « plafonnement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « plafonnement » 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
Key facts for plafonnement
PropertyValue
Headwordplafonnement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pla.fɔn.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#34,674
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plafonnement »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pillards » (#34,673), « plongez » (#34,675), « Pilate » (#34,672). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plafonnement » est au #34,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around plafonnement (IPA \pla.fɔn.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,674 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for plafonnement, with forms such as "lpafonnement", "palfonnement", and "plaffonnement". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is plafonnement, spelled P-L-A-F-O-N-N-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de plafonner.
  2. 2
    Établissement d’un plafond, d’une limite supérieure pour un prix, un taux, un nombre d’heures, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cet amendement prévoit un plafonnement de la taxe carbone afin de protéger les ménages et les entreprises en cas d’envolée du prix du baril de pétrole. Au passage, il montre qu’avec un baril à 120 dollars, la taxe carbone devient inutile.

Synonyms

limitation

Antonyms

déplafonnement

This word in other languages

topping(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpafonnement
  • palfonnement
  • plaffonnement
  • plafnonement
  • plafonement
  • plafonenment
  • plafonneemnt
  • plafonnemennt
  • plafonnementt
  • plafonnemetn
  • plafonnemment
  • plafonnemnet
  • plafonnmeent
  • plaofnnement
  • plfaonnement
  • pllafonnement
  • pplafonnement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plafonnement - 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.

lpafonnement2palfonnement2plaffonnement1plafnonement2plafonement1plafonenment2plafonneemnt2plafonnemennt1
Edit distance from "plafonnement"

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 "plafonnement"?
"plafonnement" is spelled P-L-A-F-O-N-N-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pla.fɔn.mɑ̃\.
What does "plafonnement" mean?
As a noun, "plafonnement" means: Action de plafonner.
What are common misspellings of "plafonnement"?
Common misspellings include "lpafonnement", "palfonnement", "plaffonnement", "plafnonement", "plafonement". The correct spelling is "plafonnement".
How do you pronounce "plafonnement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plafonnement" is \pla.fɔn.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plafonnement" come from?
"plafonnement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

mensualités17 variantsretranchés17 variantssalpêtrière17 variantsstructurés17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list