plaque de plâtre
\plak də plɑtʁ\
The verdict
“plaque de plâtre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Panneau de plâtre moulé entre deux couches de carton, utilisé pour garnir murs ou cloisons en les fixant généralement sur des structures métalliques.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plaque de plâtre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \plak də plɑtʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plaque de plâtre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
plaque de plâtre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plak də plɑtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Panneau de plâtre moulé entre deux couches de carton, utilisé pour garnir murs ou cloisons en les fixant généralement sur des structures métalliques.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for plaque de plâtre in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 plaque de plâtre, spelled P-L-A-Q-U-E- -D-E- -P-L-Â-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Panneau de plâtre moulé entre deux couches de carton, utilisé pour garnir murs ou cloisons en les fixant généralement sur des structures métalliques.
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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.
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Using “plaque de plâtre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-L-A-Q-U-E- -D-E- -P-L-Â-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \plak də plɑtʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.