plancher

\plɑ̃.ʃe\

/\plɑ̃.ʃe\/ noun

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The verdict

“plancher” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,353
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ouvrage de charpente fait d’un assemblage de solives, recouvert de planches formant plate-forme sur l’aire d’un rez-de-chaussée, ou séparant deux étages d’un bâtiment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plancher · plancher · French

plancher · rank #7,353 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,353
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH participant

Nearest frequency peer: participant (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « plancher »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « plancher » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plancher vs planer
75% similar
plancher vs planter
75% similar
plancher vs planches
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for plancher
PropertyValue
Headwordplancher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɑ̃.ʃe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,353
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plancher »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).plancherse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « participant » (#7,352), « posez » (#7,354), « partagée » (#7,351). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plancher » est au #7,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around plancher (IPA \plɑ̃.ʃe\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,353 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for plancher, with forms such as "lpancher", "palncher", and "placnher". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "planer", "planter", "planches", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 plancher, spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ouvrage de charpente fait d’un assemblage de solives, recouvert de planches formant plate-forme sur l’aire d’un rez-de-chaussée, ou séparant deux étages d’un bâtiment.
  2. 2
    Le plancher d’en bas sur lequel on marche.
  3. 3
    Le plancher supérieur, le plafond.
  4. 4
    Seuil.
  5. 5
    Horizon inférieur, de perméabilité nettement plus faible que les horizons au-dessus de lui, tendant à s’opposer à l’infiltration de l’eau dans le sol.
  6. 6
    Trait inférieur d’un cran de chute.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Poser, établir les planchers d’une maison.
  2. – Voilà deux ans qu’ils démolissent leur maison pour se chauffer. Tout l’hiver ils ont fait du feu avec le plancher de la salle basse, vous savez ? de ces planchers anciens qui sont comme des poutres et enfoncés dans la terre pour être protégés contre l’incendie.

This word in other languages

floor(English)suelo(Español)Boden(Deutsch)soalho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpancher
  • palncher
  • placnher
  • planccher
  • plancehr
  • plancherr
  • planchher
  • planchre
  • planhcer
  • planncher
  • pllancher
  • plnacher
  • pplancher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plancher - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lpancher2palncher2placnher2planccher1plancehr2plancherr1planchher1planchre2
Edit distance from "plancher"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plancher"?
"plancher" is spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \plɑ̃.ʃe\.
What does "plancher" mean?
As a noun, "plancher" means: Ouvrage de charpente fait d’un assemblage de solives, recouvert de planches formant plate-forme sur l’aire d’un rez-de-chaussée, ou séparant deux étages d’un bâtiment.
What words are commonly confused with "plancher"?
"plancher" is commonly confused with "planer", "planter", "planches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plancher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plancher" is \plɑ̃.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plancher" come from?
"plancher" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plancher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

partagée#7,351oublions#7,350rajouter#7,360missiles#7,343

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

multitude13 variantsimpulsion13 variantsspirituel13 variantssuspects13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list