plexus

\plɛk.sys\

/\plɛk.sys\/ noun

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The verdict

“plexus” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,357
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacis, réseau formé par plusieurs filets de nerfs, spécialement les nerfs rachidiens, ou par plusieurs petits vaisseaux entrelacés.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plexus · plexus · French

plexus · rank #46,357 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,357
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pleuraient

Nearest frequency peer: pleuraient (-1 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 « plexus »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « plexus » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plexus vs plus
67% similar
plexus vs pneus
67% similar
plexus vs prévus
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for plexus
PropertyValue
Headwordplexus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɛk.sys\
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,357
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plexus »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).plexusse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pleuraient » (#46,356), « Polisario » (#46,358), « plaisez » (#46,355). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plexus » est au #46,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around plexus (IPA \plɛk.sys\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,357 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Lacis, réseau formé par plusieurs filets de nerfs, spécialement les nerfs rachidiens, ou par plusieurs petits vaisseaux entrelacés.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for plexus, with forms such as "lpexus", "pelxus", and "pleuxs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "plus", "pneus", "prévus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is plexus, spelled P-L-E-X-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lacis, réseau formé par plusieurs filets de nerfs, spécialement les nerfs rachidiens, ou par plusieurs petits vaisseaux entrelacés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les rimes leur tombaient dessus, les asphyxiant aussi sûrement qu'une volée de coups portée en plein plexus.
  2. Plexus lombaire.

This word in other languages

plexus(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpexus
  • pelxus
  • pleuxs
  • plexsu
  • plexuss
  • plexxus
  • pllexus
  • plxeus
  • pplexus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plexus - 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.

lpexus2pelxus2pleuxs2plexsu2plexuss1plexxus1pllexus1plxeus2
Edit distance from "plexus"

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 "plexus"?
"plexus" is spelled P-L-E-X-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \plɛk.sys\.
What does "plexus" mean?
As a noun, "plexus" means: Lacis, réseau formé par plusieurs filets de nerfs, spécialement les nerfs rachidiens, ou par plusieurs petits vaisseaux entrelacés.
What words are commonly confused with "plexus"?
"plexus" is commonly confused with "plus", "pneus", "prévus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plexus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plexus" is \plɛk.sys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plexus" come from?
"plexus" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prépas#46,376putois#46,379pylône#46,381outrés#46,329

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

piquait9 variantspotiron9 variantsPhilipe9 variantsOradour9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list