plantoir
\plɑ̃.twaʁ\
The verdict
“plantoir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Outil de bois ou de métal, dont les jardiniers se servent pour faire dans la terre les trous où ils veulent mettre des plantes ou des graines.
Corpus desk
Index FR-plantoir · plantoir · French
plantoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | plantoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \plɑ̃.twaʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « plantoir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
plantoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plɑ̃.twaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Outil de bois ou de métal, dont les jardiniers se servent pour faire dans la terre les trous où ils veulent mettre des plantes ou des graines.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for plantoir, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is plantoir, spelled P-L-A-N-T-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Outil de bois ou de métal, dont les jardiniers se servent pour faire dans la terre les trous où ils veulent mettre des plantes ou des graines.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plantoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et elle reprit le plantoir, elle enfonça un poireau, dans son entêtement au travail.
Le "luugal", long bois sculpté ressemblant à un pilon, orné de plusieurs renflements et à l’extrémité inférieure pointue, sert de plantoir. La petite calebasse ou "horde", contient la semence.
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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.