plug in
\plʌɡ ɪn\
The verdict
“plug in” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brancher, câbler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-plug-in · plug in · French
plug in · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plug in |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \plʌɡ ɪn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « plug in » en français
Rare enough to double-check
plug in is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \plʌɡ ɪn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brancher, câbler.".
No misspelling variants are generated for plug in in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is plug in, spelled P-L-U-G- -I-N.
Definition
- 1Brancher, câbler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plug in appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Plug in the lamp before using it. (Branchez la lampe avant de l’utiliser)
Please plug it into that electric socket over there. (S’il vous plaît, branchez ceci dans la prise là-bas.)
Antonyms
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.