plan d’action

\plɑ̃ d‿ak.sjɔ̃\

/\plɑ̃ d‿ak.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“plan d’action” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble des moyens mis en œuvre pour parvenir à un but.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plan-d-action · plan d’action · French

plan d’action · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for plan d’action
PropertyValue
Headwordplan d’action
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɑ̃ d‿ak.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « plan d’action » en français

plan d’actionsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plan d’action is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plɑ̃ d‿ak.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des moyens mis en œuvre pour parvenir à un but.".

plan d’action has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 plan d’action, spelled P-L-A-N- -D-’-A-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des moyens mis en œuvre pour parvenir à un but.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quelques-uns de leurs chefs […] développèrent les écrits du « maître » (de Qutb), en y ajoutant leur vernis interprétatif et en perfectionnant leur plate-forme politico-idéologique jusqu’à en faire un plan d’action.
  2. « Nous voterons contre la direction si nous arrivons à la conclusion que notre approche directe n'a abouti à rien », est-il écrit dans un plan d'action de BlackRock en dix points au sujet du contact avec les entreprises.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plan d’action"?
"plan d’action" is spelled P-L-A-N- -D-’-A-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \plɑ̃ d‿ak.sjɔ̃\.
What does "plan d’action" mean?
As a noun, "plan d’action" means: Ensemble des moyens mis en œuvre pour parvenir à un but.
How do you pronounce "plan d’action"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plan d’action" is \plɑ̃ d‿ak.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plan d’action" come from?
"plan d’action" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list