pleuviner
\plø.vi.ne\
The verdict
“pleuviner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Pleuvoir un petit peu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pleuviner · pleuviner · French
pleuviner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | pleuviner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \plø.vi.ne\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pleuviner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pleuviner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \plø.vi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pleuvoir un petit peu.".
Zero misspellings are on record for pleuviner in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 pleuviner, spelled P-L-E-U-V-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Pleuvoir un petit peu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pleuviner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il pleuvinait toujours.
Il y avait trois noms sur la boîte aux lettres, dont, écrit à la main, M. Mauduit. Bertrand appuya sur la sonnette, en regard. Il s'était mis à pleuviner.
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.