plancton

/\plɑ̃k.tɔ̃\/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,068

in French word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

plancton is aFrenchnoun. It means: Ensemble d’organismes aquatiques microscopiques ou macroscopiques, généralement incapables de résister aux courants et dérivant dans les mers ou les eaux douces ; il comprend le phytoplancton, le z... Pronounced \plɑ̃k.tɔ̃\. Often confused with Platon.

Key facts for plancton
PropertyValue
Headwordplancton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɑ̃k.tɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,068
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of plancton in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for plancton is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \plɑ̃k.tɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #43,068 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ensemble d’organismes aquatiques microscopiques ou macroscopiques, généralement incapables de résister aux courants et dérivant dans les mers ou les eaux douces ; il comprend le phytoplancton, le z...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for plancton, with forms such as "lpancton", "palncton", and "placnton". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Platon", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is plancton, spelled P-L-A-N-C-T-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Ensemble d’organismes aquatiques microscopiques ou macroscopiques, généralement incapables de résister aux courants et dérivant dans les mers ou les eaux douces ; il comprend le phytoplancton, le zooplancton, ainsi que des bactéries et des virus.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpancton,palncton,placnton,planccton,plancotn,planctno,planctonn,planctton,planncton,plantcon,pllancton,plnacton,pplancton

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for plancton

Misspelling Variants of "plancton"

lpancton8palncton8placnton8planccton9plancotn8planctno8planctonn9planctton9
Misspelling Variants of "plancton"

Frequency rank: #43,068 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plancton"?
"plancton" is spelled P-L-A-N-C-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \plɑ̃k.tɔ̃\.
What does "plancton" mean?
As a noun, "plancton" means: Ensemble d’organismes aquatiques microscopiques ou macroscopiques, généralement incapables de résister aux courants et dérivant dans les mers ou les eaux douces ; il comprend le phytoplancton, le z...
What words are commonly confused with "plancton"?
"plancton" is commonly confused with "Platon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plancton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plancton" is \plɑ̃k.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plancton" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.