plectre
French, noun/plɛktʁ/
plectre is a French masculine noun meaning “plectrum, pick (for strumming string instruments)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit accessoire que l’on tient entre le pouce et l’index pour jouer de certains instruments à cordes”.
What does plectre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplectrum, pick (for strumming string instruments)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit accessoire que l’on tient entre le pouce et l’index pour jouer de certains instruments à cordes.
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 plectre
- plectres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce plectre?
- /plɛktʁ/
- \plɛktʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to plectre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is plectre in French?
plectre appears about once in every 19 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).