pleines

\plɛn\

/\plɛn\/ adj

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The verdict

“pleines” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,908. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,908
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de plein.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pleines · pleines · French

pleines · rank #8,908 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,908
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pilule

Nearest frequency peer: pilule (-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 « pleines »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pleines » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pleines vs Pline
57% similar
pleines vs pliés
57% similar
pleines vs pleins
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pleines
PropertyValue
Headwordpleines
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\plɛn\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,908
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pleines »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pleinesse 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 « pilule » (#8,907), « Philippines » (#8,906), « produites » (#8,910). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pleines » est au #8,908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pleines (IPA \plɛn\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,908 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de plein.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pleines, with forms such as "lpeines", "pelines", and "pleiens". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Pline", "pliés", "pleins", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pleines, spelled P-L-E-I-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de plein.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais il crânait, les poches pleines de pèze. Tu penses si je zieutais !

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpeines
  • pelines
  • pleiens
  • pleiness
  • pleinnes
  • pleinse
  • plenies
  • plienes
  • plleines
  • ppleines

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pleines - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lpeines2pelines2pleiens2pleiness1pleinnes1pleinse2plenies2plienes2
Edit distance from "pleines"

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 "pleines"?
"pleines" is spelled P-L-E-I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \plɛn\.
What does "pleines" mean?
As an adjective, "pleines" means: Féminin pluriel de plein.
What words are commonly confused with "pleines"?
"pleines" is commonly confused with "Pline", "pliés", "pleins". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pleines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pleines" is \plɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pleines" come from?
"pleines" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Molière#8,891missile#8,890matelas#8,885statues#8,931

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

occupant10 variantsmanques10 variantsAbraham10 variantsachever10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list