plinthe
French, noun/plɛ̃t/
plinthe is spelled P-L-I-N-T-H-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 65,791st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Plinthe is a French feminine noun meaning “plinth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pierre plate et carrée qui se trouve sous la colonne ou au-dessus du chapiteau”.
What does plinthe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplinth
- 2
feminineskirting board; baseboard (panel between floor and interior wall)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pierre plate et carrée qui se trouve sous la colonne ou au-dessus du chapiteau. 2. Tablette carrée formant un socle. 3. Bande ou saillie plate qui court au pied d’un bâtiment, au bas d’un mur d’appartement, d’un lambris. 4. Protection consistant en une planche en bois ou en métal fixée sur le plancher d’un échafaudage afin d’empêcher la chute accidentelle d’outils ou de débris.
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 plinthe
- plinthes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce plinthe?
- /plɛ̃t/
- \plɛ̃t\
- [plɛ̃t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to plinthe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is plinthe in French?
plinthe appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).