plisser
\pli.sɛ\
The verdict
“plisser” is uncommon French (frequency #86,026 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,026
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire des plis, spécialement en parlant des plis que les tailleurs, les lingères, les blanchisseuses et repasseuses font à certaines étoffes ou pièces de vêtement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plisser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pli.sɛ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #86,026 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plisser” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
plisser is uncommon French at frequency #86,026 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \pli.sɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
plisser has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 plisser, spelled P-L-I-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire des plis, spécialement en parlant des plis que les tailleurs, les lingères, les blanchisseuses et repasseuses font à certaines étoffes ou pièces de vêtement.
- 2Avoir des plis, s’y faire des plis.
- 3Entrefermer l’oeil, les yeux.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “plisser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-L-I-S-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pli.sɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.