plaquer

/\pla.ke\/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,646

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

plaquer is aFrenchverb. It means: Appliquer une chose sur une autre. Pronounced \pla.ke\. Often confused with player and plaques.

Key facts for plaquer
PropertyValue
Headwordplaquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pla.ke\
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,646
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for plaquer is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pla.ke\. Corpus data places it at rank #23,646 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for plaquer, with forms such as "lpaquer", "palquer", and "plaqeur". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "player", "plaques", "pâque", and more, 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 plaquer, spelled P-L-A-Q-U-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appliquer une chose sur une autre.
  2. 2
    Recouvrir d’or ou d’argent laminé des bijoux, de la vaisselle de cuivre ou de tout autre métal.
  3. 3
    Coller une plaque de bois précieux sur un bois commun ou un bois aggloméré.
  4. 4
    Coller un élément décoratif métallique sur du bois.
  5. 5
    Joindre deux choses qui ne vont pas ensemble.
  6. 6
    Abandonner ; quitter ; laisser tomber.
  7. 7
    Faire tomber l'adversaire porteur du ballon.
  8. 8
    Faire tomber l'adversaire et le maintenir le dos au sol.
  9. 9
    Les aplatir.
  10. 10
    Frapper du même coup les notes qui constituent un accord.
  11. 11
    Se serrer étroitement, s'aplatir.

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpaquer,palquer,plaqeur,plaqquer,plaquerr,plaqure,plauqer,pllaquer,plqauer,pplaquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for plaquer

Misspelling Variants of "plaquer"

lpaquer7palquer7plaqeur7plaqquer8plaquerr8plaqure7plauqer7pllaquer8
Misspelling Variants of "plaquer"

Frequency rank: #23,646 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plaquer"?
"plaquer" is spelled P-L-A-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pla.ke\.
What does "plaquer" mean?
As a verb, "plaquer" means: Appliquer une chose sur une autre.
What words are commonly confused with "plaquer"?
"plaquer" is commonly confused with "player", "plaques", "pâque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plaquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plaquer" is \pla.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plaquer" come from?
"plaquer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.