pluriels

\ply.ʁjɛl\

/\ply.ʁjɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“pluriels” is uncommon French (frequency #57,508 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,508
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de pluriel.

Key facts for pluriels
PropertyValue
Headwordpluriels
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ply.ʁjɛl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,508
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pluriels” 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). pluriels lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

pluriels is uncommon French at frequency #57,508 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ply.ʁjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de pluriel.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for pluriels in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pluriels, spelled P-L-U-R-I-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de pluriel.

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 "pluriels"?
"pluriels" is spelled P-L-U-R-I-E-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ply.ʁjɛl\.
What does "pluriels" mean?
As an adjective, "pluriels" means: Masculin pluriel de pluriel.
How do you pronounce "pluriels"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pluriels" is \ply.ʁjɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pluriels" come from?
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Using “pluriels”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-L-U-R-I-E-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ply.ʁjɛl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

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