plastron

\plas.tʁɔ̃\

/\plas.tʁɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“plastron” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,107. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,107
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pièce de la cuirasse qui protège la poitrine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plastron · plastron · French

plastron · rank #48,107 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,107
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH planifiées

Nearest frequency peer: planifiées (-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 « plastron »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « plastron » 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).

plastron vs Platon
63% similar
plastron vs patron
75% similar

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

Key facts for plastron
PropertyValue
Headwordplastron
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plas.tʁɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,107
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plastron »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).plastronse 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 « planifiées » (#48,106), « platform » (#48,108), « placage » (#48,105). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plastron » est au #48,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around plastron (IPA \plas.tʁɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,107 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for plastron, with forms such as "lpastron", "palstron", and "plasrton". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Platon", "patron", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is plastron, spelled P-L-A-S-T-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce de la cuirasse qui protège la poitrine.
  2. 2
    Pièce de certains vêtements, dans l’uniforme de certaines troupes et dans certains costumes masculins ou féminins, qui recouvre toute la poitrine.
  3. 3
    Pièce de cuir, rembourrée et matelassée, dont le fleurettiste, afin d’amortir les coups de bouton de fleuret.
  4. 4
    Équipement de protection du receveur.
  5. 5
    Morceau de bois garni d’une plaque de fer percée de plusieurs trous à moitié épaisseur, qui s’applique sur la poitrine et sur laquelle l’ouvrier appuie la tête du foret pour percer en le faisant tourner.
  6. 6
    Tablier de protection.
  7. 7
    Partie ventrale, sternale de certains animaux.
  8. 8
    Partie ventrale, sternale de certains animaux.
  9. 9
    Homme qui est en butte aux railleries ou aux importunités d’un autre.
  10. 10
    Élément, personne ou véhicule, utilisé comme cible lors d’un entraînement militaire ou policier ; personne qui joue une victime, un otage lors d'une reconstitution judiciaire.
  11. 11
    Péritonite localisée compliquant une appendicite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les gilets pare-balles ont toujours existé. Avant, on appelait cela une cotte de maille ou une armure. En 1914, les soldats des deux camps se confectionnent des plastrons en acier pour se protéger des éclats d'obus comme des balles.
  2. Un plastron de chemise est le devant empesé d’une chemise.

This word in other languages

breastplate(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpastron
  • palstron
  • plasrton
  • plasstron
  • plastorn
  • plastrno
  • plastronn
  • plastrron
  • plasttron
  • platsron
  • pllastron
  • plsatron
  • pplastron

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plastron - 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.

lpastron2palstron2plasrton2plasstron1plastorn2plastrno2plastronn1plastrron1
Edit distance from "plastron"

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 "plastron"?
"plastron" is spelled P-L-A-S-T-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \plas.tʁɔ̃\.
What does "plastron" mean?
As a noun, "plastron" means: Pièce de la cuirasse qui protège la poitrine.
What words are commonly confused with "plastron"?
"plastron" is commonly confused with "Platon", "patron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plastron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plastron" is \plas.tʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plastron" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

platform#48,108portante#48,116pressure#48,120pariétal#48,092

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

périrent13 variantsorientant13 variantsrattrapés13 variantsrecoucher13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list