plaisanterie

\plɛ.zɑ̃.tʁi\

/\plɛ.zɑ̃.tʁi\/ noun

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The verdict

“plaisanterie” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,761. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,761
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raillerie, badinerie, chose dite ou faite pour amuser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plaisanterie · plaisanterie · French

plaisanterie · rank #14,761 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,761
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH plaisance

Nearest frequency peer: plaisance (-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 « plaisanterie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « plaisanterie » 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).

plaisanterie vs plaisanteries
92% similar
plaisanterie vs plaisanter
83% similar

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

Key facts for plaisanterie
PropertyValue
Headwordplaisanterie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɛ.zɑ̃.tʁi\
Letters12
Frequency rank#14,761
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plaisanterie »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).plaisanteriese 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 « plaisance » (#14,760), « planifier » (#14,762), « postuler » (#14,763). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plaisanterie » est au #14,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around plaisanterie (IPA \plɛ.zɑ̃.tʁi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,761 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for plaisanterie, with forms such as "lpaisanterie", "palisanterie", and "plaiasnterie". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "plaisanteries", "plaisanter", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is plaisanterie, spelled P-L-A-I-S-A-N-T-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raillerie, badinerie, chose dite ou faite pour amuser.
  2. 2
    Dérision ; chose dérisoire.
  3. 3
    Bagatelle, chose aisée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les grands ont toujours tort de plaisanter avec leurs inférieurs. La plaisanterie est un jeu, le jeu suppose l’égalité.
  2. Les hommes se déshabillent pour se laver et font la queue aux pompes; la plaisanterie habituelle est d'éclabousser Ragueton, qui a des pantoufles en tapisserie.

This word in other languages

pleasantry(English)broma(Español)Scherz(Deutsch)burla(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpaisanterie
  • palisanterie
  • plaiasnterie
  • plaisanetrie
  • plaisannterie
  • plaisanteire
  • plaisanterei
  • plaisanterrie
  • plaisantreie
  • plaisantterie
  • plaisatnerie
  • plaisnaterie
  • plaissanterie
  • plasianterie
  • pliasanterie
  • pllaisanterie
  • pplaisanterie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpaisanterie2palisanterie2plaiasnterie2plaisanetrie2plaisannterie1plaisanteire2plaisanterei2plaisanterrie1
Edit distance from "plaisanterie"

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 "plaisanterie"?
"plaisanterie" is spelled P-L-A-I-S-A-N-T-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \plɛ.zɑ̃.tʁi\.
What does "plaisanterie" mean?
As a noun, "plaisanterie" means: Raillerie, badinerie, chose dite ou faite pour amuser.
What words are commonly confused with "plaisanterie"?
"plaisanterie" is commonly confused with "plaisanteries", "plaisanter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plaisanterie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plaisanterie" is \plɛ.zɑ̃.tʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plaisanterie" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plaisanterie", 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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list