plaudern

\ˈplaʊ̯dɐn\

/\ˈplaʊ̯dɐn\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Discuter, bavarder, causer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plaudern · plaudern · French

plaudern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for plaudern
PropertyValue
Headwordplaudern
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈplaʊ̯dɐn\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « plaudern » en français

plaudernsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

plaudern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈplaʊ̯dɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Discuter, bavarder, causer.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for plaudern in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 plaudern, spelled P-L-A-U-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Discuter, bavarder, causer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie plauderten über dies und das.
  2. Bei der Vernissage konnte man mit dem Künstler ausgiebig plaudern.

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 "plaudern"?
"plaudern" is spelled P-L-A-U-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈplaʊ̯dɐn\.
What does "plaudern" mean?
As a verb, "plaudern" means: Discuter, bavarder, causer.
How do you pronounce "plaudern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plaudern" is \ˈplaʊ̯dɐn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plaudern" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list