platine

\pla.tin\

/\pla.tin\/ noun

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The verdict

“platine” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #9,056 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,056
frequency rank, French
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pièce plate dans divers appareils ou instruments.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

platine vs Pline
57% similar
platine vs pleine
71% similar
platine vs plâtre
57% similar

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

Key facts for platine
PropertyValue
Headwordplatine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pla.tin\
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,056
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “platine” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). platine lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for platine is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pla.tin\. Corpus data places it at rank #9,056 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for platine, with forms such as "lpatine", "paltine", and "platien". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Pline", "pleine", "plâtre", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is platine, spelled P-L-A-T-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce plate dans divers appareils ou instruments.
  2. 2
    Mécanisme qui, dans les armes à feu portatives, servait à mettre le feu à l’amorce.
  3. 3
    Chacune des deux plaques qui servent à soutenir toutes les pièces du mouvement d’une montre ou d’une pendule.
  4. 4
    Partie de la presse à bras qui s’abaisse sur la forme de composition.
  5. 5
    Plaque de fer qui est fixée à une porte devant la serrure, et qui est percée de manière à donner passage à la clef.
  6. 6
    Tourne-disque, ou par extension tout autre appareil destiné à la lecture de contenu multimédia.
  7. 7
    Facilité à parler d’abondance.
  8. 8
    Pièce plate équipée d'un manche qui se place dans une bride d'une tuyauterie pour empêcher l'écoulement de fluide.
  9. 9
    Marque un anniversaire de 70 ans.

Synonyms

table de lecturequeue de poêle

This word in other languages

platter(English)tocadiscos(Español)Steinschloss(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpatine,paltine,platien,platinne,platnie,plattine,pllatine,pltaine,pplatine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of platine - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lpatine2paltine2platien2platinne1platnie2plattine1pllatine1pltaine2
Edit distance from "platine"

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 "platine"?
"platine" is spelled P-L-A-T-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pla.tin\.
What does "platine" mean?
As a noun, "platine" means: Pièce plate dans divers appareils ou instruments.
What words are commonly confused with "platine"?
"platine" is commonly confused with "Pline", "pleine", "plâtre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "platine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "platine" is \pla.tin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "platine" come from?
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Using “platine”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-L-A-T-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pla.tin\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Pline” - see the side-by-side comparison. platine vs Pline
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list