planche à neige
\plɑ̃.ʃ‿a nɛʒ\
The verdict
“planche à neige” 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) - Snowboard ; surf des neiges.
Corpus desk
Index FR-planche-a-neige · planche à neige · French
planche à neige · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 neige |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \plɑ̃.ʃ‿a nɛʒ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « planche à neige » en français
Rare enough to double-check
planche à neige is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plɑ̃.ʃ‿a nɛʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Snowboard ; surf des neiges.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for planche à neige in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is planche à neige, spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-E- -À- -N-E-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1Snowboard ; surf des neiges.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how planche à neige appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Traîneau, luge, tapis-luge ou chambre à air… choisis! C’est également le moment de faire du ski et de la planche à neige dans l’une des nombreuses stations de sports d’hiver […]
Marche, randonnée en raquettes, ski de fond, ski alpin, planche à neige et patinage, les choix ne manquent pas parmi les sports hivernaux, rappelle le Dr De Garie, qui est médecin de famille en plus de suivre des athlètes à l’Institut national des sports du Québec.
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.