plâtrer
\plɑ.tʁe\
The verdict
“plâtrer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couvrir de plâtre, enduire de plâtre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-platrer · plâtrer · French
plâtrer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plâtrer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \plɑ.tʁe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « plâtrer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
plâtrer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \plɑ.tʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for plâtrer, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is plâtrer, spelled P-L-Â-T-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Couvrir de plâtre, enduire de plâtre.
- 2Répandre du plâtre, du gypse, du sulfate de calcium pour amender un sol.
- 3Clarifier à l’aide de plâtre.
- 4Farder, mettre du blanc, de la poudre avec excès.
- 5Couvrir, cacher quelque chose de mauvais sous des apparences qui ne peuvent subsister longtemps.
- 6Immobiliser un membre fracturé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plâtrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Plâtrer un plafond.
Plâtrer une cloison.
This word in other languages
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.