plainte

\plɛ̃t\

/\plɛ̃t\/ noun

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The verdict

“plainte” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,536. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,536
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gémissement ; lamentation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plainte · plainte · French

plainte · rank #2,536 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,536
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH performance

Nearest frequency peer: performance (-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 « plainte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « plainte » 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).

plainte vs plait
71% similar
plainte vs plate
71% similar
plainte vs plane
71% similar

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

Key facts for plainte
PropertyValue
Headwordplainte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɛ̃t\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,536
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plainte »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).plaintese 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 « performance » (#2,535), « portable » (#2,537), « patients » (#2,534). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plainte » est au #2,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around plainte (IPA \plɛ̃t\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,536 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for plainte, with forms such as "lpainte", "palinte", and "plainet". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "plait", "plate", "plane", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is plainte, spelled P-L-A-I-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gémissement ; lamentation.
  2. 2
    Ce qu’on dit, ce qu’on écrit pour faire connaître le sujet qu’on a de se plaindre de quelqu’un.
  3. 3
    Exposé qu’on fait en justice du sujet qu’on a de se plaindre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durant la même nuit, Feempje qui n'avait jamais de cauchemar s'était débattu, en grognant et en poussant des plaintes, contre il n'aurait pu dire quelles terrifiantes figures.
  2. Les plaintes d’un malade, d’un homme qui souffre.

This word in other languages

complaint(English)queja(Español)Klage(Deutsch)queixa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpainte
  • palinte
  • plainet
  • plainnte
  • plaintte
  • plaitne
  • planite
  • pliante
  • pllainte
  • pplainte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plainte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lpainte2palinte2plainet2plainnte1plaintte1plaitne2planite2pliante2
Edit distance from "plainte"

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 "plainte"?
"plainte" is spelled P-L-A-I-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \plɛ̃t\.
What does "plainte" mean?
As a noun, "plainte" means: Gémissement ; lamentation.
What words are commonly confused with "plainte"?
"plainte" is commonly confused with "plait", "plate", "plane". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plainte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plainte" is \plɛ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plainte" come from?
"plainte" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

preuves#2,540olivier#2,531réussir#2,543marchés#2,528

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

locales10 variantssuperbe10 variantsdécrit10 variantschacune10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list