plisser les yeux
The verdict
“plisser les yeux” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avoir les paupières presque fermées, tout en voyant encore.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plisser les yeux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plisser les yeux” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for plisser les yeux is 16 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Avoir les paupières presque fermées, tout en voyant encore.".
No misspelling variants are generated for plisser les yeux in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented 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 les yeux, spelled P-L-I-S-S-E-R- -L-E-S- -Y-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Avoir les paupières presque fermées, tout en voyant encore.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “plisser les yeux”
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- -L-E-S- -Y-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.