pleuvoter
\plø.vɔ.te\
The verdict
“pleuvoter” 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 faiblement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pleuvoter · pleuvoter · French
pleuvoter · 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 | pleuvoter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \plø.vɔ.te\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pleuvoter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pleuvoter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \plø.vɔ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pleuvoir faiblement.".
Zero misspellings are on record for pleuvoter in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 pleuvoter, spelled P-L-E-U-V-O-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Pleuvoir faiblement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pleuvoter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’ai vu qu’il avait pris ses vieilles chaussures, celles dont les semelles étaient trouées et que je devais porter chez le cordonnier. S’il faisait beau, ça serait tant pis, mais il pleuvote, et sûrement, sûrement, il prendra mal !...
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.