plan incliné
\plɑ̃ ɛ̃.kli.ne\
The verdict
“plan incliné” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surface plane inclinée par rapport à l'horizontale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-plan-incline · plan incliné · French
plan incliné · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plan incliné |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \plɑ̃ ɛ̃.kli.ne\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
plan incliné is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plɑ̃ ɛ̃.kli.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
plan incliné has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is plan incliné, spelled P-L-A-N- -I-N-C-L-I-N-É.
Definition
- 1Surface plane inclinée par rapport à l'horizontale.
- 2Sorte d’ascenseur à bateaux.
- 3Cale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plan incliné appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'adhérence de la roue sur le rail, qui agit le long du plan incliné en sens contraire du mouvement de translation, et produit la rotation de la roue en s'opposant à ce qu'elle puisse glisser sans tourner.
Le plan incliné de St Louis Arzviller est un ascenseur à bateaux qui est situé sur le canal de la Marne au Rhin.
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.