plurilingue

\ply.ʁi.lɛ̃ɡ\

/\ply.ʁi.lɛ̃ɡ\/ adj

The verdict

“plurilingue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit en parlant d’une personne, qui, à l’intérieur d’une communauté, utilise plusieurs langues selon le type de communication (relations avec la famille, avec l’administration, relations sociales...

Corpus desk

Index FR-plurilingue · plurilingue · French

plurilingue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for plurilingue
PropertyValue
Headwordplurilingue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ply.ʁi.lɛ̃ɡ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « plurilingue » en français

plurilinguereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plurilingue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ply.ʁi.lɛ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for plurilingue, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 plurilingue, spelled P-L-U-R-I-L-I-N-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit en parlant d’une personne, qui, à l’intérieur d’une communauté, utilise plusieurs langues selon le type de communication (relations avec la famille, avec l’administration, relations sociales, etc.).
  2. 2
    Où se manifeste le plurilinguisme.
  3. 3
    En parlant d’un ouvrage, qui est rédigé en plusieurs langues.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how plurilingue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Chaque locuteur acquiert (et pratique par la suite) une seule langue dans le noyau familial, dans le domaine de la vie privée. Puis, il devient plurilingue dès qu’il prend part à l’interaction sociale hors de la famille, dans le domaine public.
  2. Communauté, discours plurilingue.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plurilingue"?
"plurilingue" is spelled P-L-U-R-I-L-I-N-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ply.ʁi.lɛ̃ɡ\.
What does "plurilingue" mean?
As an adjective, "plurilingue" means: Se dit en parlant d’une personne, qui, à l’intérieur d’une communauté, utilise plusieurs langues selon le type de communication (relations avec la famille, avec l’administration, relations sociales...
How do you pronounce "plurilingue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plurilingue" is \ply.ʁi.lɛ̃ɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plurilingue" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list