plein pot
\plɛ̃ po\
The verdict
“plein pot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À fond, pied au plancher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-plein-pot · plein pot · French
plein pot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plein pot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \plɛ̃ po\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « plein pot » en français
Rare enough to double-check
plein pot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \plɛ̃ po\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
plein pot has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 plein pot, spelled P-L-E-I-N- -P-O-T.
Definition
- 1À fond, pied au plancher.
- 2À plein régime, qui fonctionne au maximum.
- 3À plein tarif, sans remise ou réduction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plein pot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sur l’autoroute, il roule toujours plein pot.
Novembre 1973, c’est fantastique : les enfants s’amusent comme jamais et roulent plein pot avec leur vélo en plein milieu des grands-routes.
Synonyms
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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.