plébiscite

\ple.bi.sit\

/\ple.bi.sit\/ noun

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The verdict

“plébiscite” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,187
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Décret émanant du peuple romain convoqué par un tribun de la plèbe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plebiscite · plébiscite · French

plébiscite · rank #27,187 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,187
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pluton

Nearest frequency peer: Pluton (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « plébiscite »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « plébiscite » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for plébiscite
PropertyValue
Headwordplébiscite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ple.bi.sit\
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,187
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plébiscite »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).plébiscitese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Pluton » (#27,186), « politologue » (#27,188), « plumage » (#27,185). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plébiscite » est au #27,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around plébiscite (IPA \ple.bi.sit\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,187 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for plébiscite, with forms such as "lpébiscite", "plbéiscite", and "plebiscite". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is plébiscite, spelled P-L-É-B-I-S-C-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Décret émanant du peuple romain convoqué par un tribun de la plèbe.
  2. 2
    Vote par lequel le corps électoral approuve directement son organisation politique ou l’équilibre des pouvoirs, ou se prononce sur une résolution, une loi, une proposition qui lui est soumise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C'est là, en effet, […], le premier plébiscite, dont l'histoire romaine nous ait conservé le souvenir, que cette « loi sacrée », arrachée de vive force par la plèbe au Sénat et aux magistrats. Bientôt après nous rencontrons le plébiscite Icilien (492), complémentaire de la lex sacrata, qui défend d'interrompre un tribun parlant au peuple, puis le plébisci…
  2. Quels changements devra apporter au plébiscite du 20 décembre 1851 et au plébiscite du 21 novembre 1852 le plébiscite de 1869 ? Là est la question, toute la question.

Synonyms

référendumréférendum-plébiscite

Antonyms

sénatus-consulte

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpébiscite
  • plbéiscite
  • plebiscite
  • pllébiscite
  • plébbiscite
  • plébicsite
  • plébisccite
  • plébisciet
  • plébiscitte
  • plébisctie
  • plébisicte
  • plébisscite
  • plébsicite
  • pléibscite
  • pplébiscite
  • pélbiscite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plébiscite - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lpébiscite2plbéiscite2plebiscite1pllébiscite1plébbiscite1plébicsite2plébisccite1plébisciet2
Edit distance from "plébiscite"

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 "plébiscite"?
"plébiscite" is spelled P-L-É-B-I-S-C-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ple.bi.sit\.
What does "plébiscite" mean?
As a noun, "plébiscite" means: Décret émanant du peuple romain convoqué par un tribun de la plèbe.
What are common misspellings of "plébiscite"?
Common misspellings include "lpébiscite", "plbéiscite", "plebiscite", "pllébiscite", "plébbiscite". The correct spelling is "plébiscite".
How do you pronounce "plébiscite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plébiscite" is \ple.bi.sit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plébiscite" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plébiscite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pratiquait#27,194objectives#27,154revenaient#27,221sacrements#27,229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

pontificale16 variantspéréquation16 variantsMonténégro16 variantsstéphanois16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list