plate-bande

\plat bɑ̃d\

/\plat bɑ̃d\/ noun

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The verdict

“plate-bande” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bande de terre allongée dans un jardin et garnie d’une même sorte de plantations (gazon, arbustes, légumes, fleurs, etc.).

Key facts for plate-bande
PropertyValue
Headwordplate-bande
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plat bɑ̃d\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plate-bande” sits in French frequency

plate-bande falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plate-bande is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plat bɑ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

plate-bande has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 plate-bande, spelled P-L-A-T-E---B-A-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bande de terre allongée dans un jardin et garnie d’une même sorte de plantations (gazon, arbustes, légumes, fleurs, etc.).
  2. 2
    Moulure plate et unie.
  3. 3
    Pierre dont chaque extrémité porte sur une colonne, un pilier, un pied-droit.
  4. 4
    Linteau de porte ou de fenêtre formé d’une seule pierre ou d’un assemblage de claveaux tenant lieu d’une seule pierre.
  5. 5
    Diminution de l’épaisseur d’un panneau sur tout son pourtour, pratiquée afin d’engager le panneau dans les rainures du cadre, d’une porte par exemple.
  6. 6
    Rabot d’ébéniste pour tracer des moulures.

Synonyms

mixed-bordermassifplancheboulingrinadosbandebandeau

This word in other languages

flowerbed(English)macizo(Español)Blumenbeet(Deutsch)quadra(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plate-bande"?
"plate-bande" is spelled P-L-A-T-E---B-A-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \plat bɑ̃d\.
What does "plate-bande" mean?
As a noun, "plate-bande" means: Bande de terre allongée dans un jardin et garnie d’une même sorte de plantations (gazon, arbustes, légumes, fleurs, etc.).
How do you pronounce "plate-bande"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plate-bande" is \plat bɑ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plate-bande" come from?
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Using “plate-bande”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-L-A-T-E---B-A-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \plat bɑ̃d\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list