plaisirs

\plɛ.ziʁ\

/\plɛ.ziʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“plaisirs” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,753 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#8,753
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de plaisir.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

plaisirs vs plaisir
88% similar

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

Key facts for plaisirs
PropertyValue
Headwordplaisirs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɛ.ziʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,753
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plaisirs” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). plaisirs lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for plaisirs is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \plɛ.ziʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,753 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de plaisir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for plaisirs, with forms such as "lpaisirs", "palisirs", and "plaiisrs". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "plaisir", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is plaisirs, spelled P-L-A-I-S-I-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de plaisir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpaisirs,palisirs,plaiisrs,plaisirrs,plaisirss,plaisisr,plaisris,plaissirs,plasiirs,pliasirs,pllaisirs,pplaisirs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpaisirs2palisirs2plaiisrs2plaisirrs1plaisirss1plaisisr2plaisris2plaissirs1
Edit distance from "plaisirs"

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 "plaisirs"?
"plaisirs" is spelled P-L-A-I-S-I-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \plɛ.ziʁ\.
What does "plaisirs" mean?
As a noun, "plaisirs" means: Pluriel de plaisir.
What words are commonly confused with "plaisirs"?
"plaisirs" is commonly confused with "plaisir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plaisirs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plaisirs" is \plɛ.ziʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plaisirs" come from?
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Using “plaisirs”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-L-A-I-S-I-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \plɛ.ziʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “plaisir” - see the side-by-side comparison. plaisirs vs plaisir
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list