platin
French, noun/pla.tɛ̃/
platin is spelled P-L-A-T-I-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written French, the 184,024th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Platin is a French masculine noun meaning “mudflat, a flat area of sandy or rocky land lying in the intertidal zone, and hence appearing at low tide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Terres basses et inondables, où pousse de l’herbe”.
What does platin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemudflat, a flat area of sandy or rocky land lying in the intertidal zone, and hence appearing at low tide
- 2
masculinea prairie pothole, a buffalo wallow, a circular pool of water embedded within a grassland
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Terres basses et inondables, où pousse de l’herbe. 2. Banc de sable effleurant la surface de la mer.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of platin
- platins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce platin?
- /pla.tɛ̃/
- \pla.tɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is platin in French?
platin appears about once in every 33 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).