plan de travail

\plɑ̃ də tʁa.vaj\

/\plɑ̃ də tʁa.vaj\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surface plane généralement horizontale laissée libre, servant à diverses opérations manuelles au moyen d'outils rangés à proximité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plan-de-travail · plan de travail · French

plan de travail · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 de travail
PropertyValue
Headwordplan de travail
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɑ̃ də tʁa.vaj\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « plan de travail » en français

plan de travailn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

plan de travail is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plɑ̃ də tʁa.vaj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

plan de travail has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is plan de travail, spelled P-L-A-N- -D-E- -T-R-A-V-A-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Surface plane généralement horizontale laissée libre, servant à diverses opérations manuelles au moyen d'outils rangés à proximité.
  2. 2
    Table murale fixe, oblongue, destinée à la préparation des repas et autres travaux culinaires, comportant un ou plusieurs éviers et munie dans le bas de petites armoires de rangement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Vaporisez sur les vitres, dans les toilettes pour un petit coup rapide, sur le plan de travail de la cuisine, les plaques de cuisson, dans la poubelle, sur les robinets, sur les lavabos, les miroirs… et séchez avec un chiffon propre. Inutile de rincer. C’est ça, l’avantage !

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 de travail"?
"plan de travail" is spelled P-L-A-N- -D-E- -T-R-A-V-A-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \plɑ̃ də tʁa.vaj\.
What does "plan de travail" mean?
As a noun, "plan de travail" means: Surface plane généralement horizontale laissée libre, servant à diverses opérations manuelles au moyen d'outils rangés à proximité.
How do you pronounce "plan de travail"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plan de travail" is \plɑ̃ də tʁa.vaj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plan de travail" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list