plonger

\plɔ̃.ʒe\

/\plɔ̃.ʒe\/ verb

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The verdict

“plonger” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,598 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#8,598
frequency rank, French
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Enfoncer quelqu’un, quelque chose dans un liquide.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

plonger vs prôner
57% similar
plonger vs plongés
71% similar
plonger vs plongez
86% similar

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

Key facts for plonger
PropertyValue
Headwordplonger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\plɔ̃.ʒe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,598
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plonger” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). plonger lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for plonger is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \plɔ̃.ʒe\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,598 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for plonger, with forms such as "lponger", "pllonger", and "plnoger". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "prôner", "plongés", "plongez", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is plonger, spelled P-L-O-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfoncer quelqu’un, quelque chose dans un liquide.
  2. 2
    Enfoncer profondément.
  3. 3
    Mettre dans une situation nouvelle ou un état nouveau.
  4. 4
    Être complétement absorbé.
  5. 5
    S’enfoncer entièrement dans l’eau, en sorte que l’eau passe par-dessus la tête.
  6. 6
    Avoir une direction de haut en bas.
  7. 7
    Par analogie, se lancer tête en bas et les bras en avant.
  8. 8
    Faire la révérence de cour.
  9. 9
    Être condamné à une peine de prison.
  10. 10
    S’abandonner complètement à un état ou une activité.
  11. 11
    Se livrer à un travail, une recherche qui absorbe entièrement.

Synonyms

immerger

This word in other languages

plunge(English)bucear(Español)tauchen(Deutsch)mergulhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lponger,pllonger,plnoger,plogner,plonegr,plongerr,plongger,plongre,plonnger,polnger,pplonger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plonger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lponger2pllonger1plnoger2plogner2plonegr2plongerr1plongger1plongre2
Edit distance from "plonger"

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 "plonger"?
"plonger" is spelled P-L-O-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \plɔ̃.ʒe\.
What does "plonger" mean?
As a verb, "plonger" means: Enfoncer quelqu’un, quelque chose dans un liquide.
What words are commonly confused with "plonger"?
"plonger" is commonly confused with "prôner", "plongés", "plongez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plonger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plonger" is \plɔ̃.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plonger" come from?
"plonger" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “plonger”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-L-O-N-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \plɔ̃.ʒe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “prôner” - see the side-by-side comparison. plonger vs prôner
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list