pleurnicher

\plœʁ.ni.ʃe\

/\plœʁ.ni.ʃe\/ verb

The verdict

“pleurnicher” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,205. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,205
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Affecter de pleurer, avoir un ton larmoyant, essayer de pleurer, comme les enfants qui veulent que l’on s’attendrisse et que l’on leur cède.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pleurnicher · pleurnicher · French

pleurnicher · rank #35,205 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,205
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH philharmonique

Nearest frequency peer: philharmonique (-2 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 « pleurnicher »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pleurnicher » 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 pleurnicher
PropertyValue
Headwordpleurnicher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\plœʁ.ni.ʃe\
Letters11
Frequency rank#35,205
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pleurnicher »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pleurnicherse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « philharmonique » (#35,203), « plongées » (#35,207), « Pfizer » (#35,202). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pleurnicher » est au #35,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around pleurnicher (IPA \plœʁ.ni.ʃe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,205 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Affecter de pleurer, avoir un ton larmoyant, essayer de pleurer, comme les enfants qui veulent que l’on s’attendrisse et que l’on leur cède.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for pleurnicher, with forms such as "lpeurnicher", "pelurnicher", and "plerunicher". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pleurnicher, spelled P-L-E-U-R-N-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affecter de pleurer, avoir un ton larmoyant, essayer de pleurer, comme les enfants qui veulent que l’on s’attendrisse et que l’on leur cède.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un nouveau silence se fit. Mme Sidonie ne pleurnichait plus.
  2. Ça ne sert à rien de pleurnicher comme tu le fais et du moment qu’on va arranger la chose…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpeurnicher
  • pelurnicher
  • plerunicher
  • pleunricher
  • pleurincher
  • pleurnciher
  • pleurniccher
  • pleurnicehr
  • pleurnicherr
  • pleurnichher
  • pleurnichre
  • pleurnihcer
  • pleurnnicher
  • pleurrnicher
  • plleurnicher
  • pluernicher
  • ppleurnicher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pleurnicher - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lpeurnicher2pelurnicher2plerunicher2pleunricher2pleurincher2pleurnciher2pleurniccher1pleurnicehr2
Edit distance from "pleurnicher"

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 "pleurnicher"?
"pleurnicher" is spelled P-L-E-U-R-N-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \plœʁ.ni.ʃe\.
What does "pleurnicher" mean?
As a verb, "pleurnicher" means: Affecter de pleurer, avoir un ton larmoyant, essayer de pleurer, comme les enfants qui veulent que l’on s’attendrisse et que l’on leur cède.
What are common misspellings of "pleurnicher"?
Common misspellings include "lpeurnicher", "pelurnicher", "plerunicher", "pleunricher", "pleurincher". The correct spelling is "pleurnicher".
How do you pronounce "pleurnicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pleurnicher" is \plœʁ.ni.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pleurnicher" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list