plié
French, adjective
plié is spelled P-L-I-É (4 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written French, the 15,113th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Plié is a French adjective meaning “in stitches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of plier. Without its accent, plie is a different word: “plaice”.
What does plié mean in English?
adjective
- 1
informalin stitches
verb
- 1
past participle of plier
noun
- 1
masculineplaice
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Poisson plat osseux surtout marin. 2. Plie commune. 3. Chair cuisinée de ce poisson.
noun: 1. Levée, ensemble des cartes jouées lors d'un tour de jeu de cartes, pli.
noun: 1. Mouvement des genoux quand on les plie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of plié
- plies plural
- pliée feminine
- pliés masculine plural
- pliées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to plié
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is plié in French?
plié appears 3.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).