pleur
\plœʁ\
The verdict
“pleur” is an uncommon French word, ranked #61,039 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #61,039
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de pleurer, écoulement de larmes, larmes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pleur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \plœʁ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #61,039 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pleur” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for pleur is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \plœʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #61,039 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pleur in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pleur, spelled P-L-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Action de pleurer, écoulement de larmes, larmes.
- 2Lamentation.
- 3Cri du goéland.
- 4Sève qui s’échappe des bourgeons, particulièrement ceux de la vigne.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “pleur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-L-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \plœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.