planche à laver
\plɑ̃.ʃ‿a la.ve\
The verdict
“planche à laver” 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) - Planche avec des indentations pour mieux frotter le linge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-planche-a-laver · planche à laver · French
planche à laver · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | planche à laver |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \plɑ̃.ʃ‿a la.ve\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
planche à laver is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plɑ̃.ʃ‿a la.ve\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for planche à laver in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is planche à laver, spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-E- -À- -L-A-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1Planche avec des indentations pour mieux frotter le linge.
- 2Instrument de musique, plaque de métal avec des indentations pour servir de percussion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how planche à laver appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le premier qui me dit que c’était mieux avant, je lui fais laver son linge à la brosse à chiendent sur la planche à laver, à genoux dans le baquet, les mains dans l’eau glacée du lavoir, par moins dix degrés dehors, et sans gants Mappa, ça n’existait pas !
Quand l'électroménager était encore trop cher pour la plupart des ménages, on trouvait une planche à laver dans chaque foyer.
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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.