pleuviner

\plø.vi.ne\

/\plø.vi.ne\/ verb

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.

Key facts for pleuviner
PropertyValue
Headwordpleuviner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\plø.vi.ne\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pleuviner » en français

pleuvinerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Pleuvoir un petit peu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il pleuvinait toujours.
  2. 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.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pleuviner"?
"pleuviner" is spelled P-L-E-U-V-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \plø.vi.ne\.
What does "pleuviner" mean?
As a verb, "pleuviner" means: Pleuvoir un petit peu.
How do you pronounce "pleuviner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pleuviner" is \plø.vi.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pleuviner" come from?
"pleuviner" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list