plaquer

\pla.ke\

/\pla.ke\/ verb

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The verdict

“plaquer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,646. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,646
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appliquer une chose sur une autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plaquer · plaquer · French

plaquer · rank #23,646 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,646
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH plairait

Nearest frequency peer: plairait (-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 « plaquer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « plaquer » 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).

plaquer vs player
71% similar
plaquer vs plaques
86% similar
plaquer vs pâque
57% similar

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

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)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plaquer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).plaquerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « plairait » (#23,645), « plug » (#23,647), « pneumatiques » (#23,648). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plaquer » est au #23,646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around plaquer (IPA \pla.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,646 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for plaquer, with forms such as "lpaquer", "palquer", and "plaqeur". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "player", "plaques", "pâque", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is plaquer, spelled P-L-A-Q-U-E-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Modeste plaquait chaque fil de coton avec une perfection à désespérer des brodeuses.
  2. Pendant les intervalles de calme, il regardait avec de grandes pitiés sa face convulsionnée, son corps amaigri, sur lequel les jupes plaquaient, pareilles à un linceul.

Antonyms

arpéger

This word in other languages

apply(English)hinschmeißen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpaquer
  • palquer
  • plaqeur
  • plaqquer
  • plaquerr
  • plaqure
  • plauqer
  • pllaquer
  • plqauer
  • pplaquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plaquer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lpaquer2palquer2plaqeur2plaqquer1plaquerr1plaqure2plauqer2pllaquer1
Edit distance from "plaquer"

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 "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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

postaux#23,653passifs#23,636présage#23,659Rameaux#23,664

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

pelouses10 variantsrassurée10 variantsnovices10 variantsnavales10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list