plurilingue
\ply.ʁi.lɛ̃ɡ\
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...
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plurilingue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ply.ʁi.lɛ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Se 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.).
- 2Où se manifeste le plurilinguisme.
- 3En parlant d’un ouvrage, qui est rédigé en plusieurs langues.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plurilingue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
Communauté, discours plurilingue.
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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.