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planche

French, noun

planche is spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-E (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,331st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Planche is a French feminine noun meaning “board” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of plancher. With an accent, planché is a different word: “past participle of plancher”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ais, pièce de bois refendu, ayant peu d’épaisseur”.

What does planche mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineboard

  2. 2

    femininespread (picture covering a whole page)

  3. 3

    feminineplank

  4. 4

    femininewoodcut

  5. 5

    feminineboard (used for sport, e.g. skateboard or surfboard)

  6. 6

    feminineplank, beanpole (very thin person)

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

verb

as planché
  1. 1

    past participle of plancher

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Ais, pièce de bois refendu, ayant peu d’épaisseur. 2. Illustration sur un même sujet occupant dans un livre ou un dictionnaire la plus grande partie ou la totalité d'une page. 3. Sorte de nage immobile où l’on flotte étendu sur le dos, sans mouvement. 4. Morceau de bois plat ou plaque de métal sur lesquels on grave un dessin ou de la musique.

adjective: 1. Plat.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of planche

  • planches plural
  • planchée feminine
  • planchés masculine plural
  • planchées feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to planche

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is planche in French?

planche appears 13 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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