plus
\ply\
The verdict
“plus” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Comparatif de beaucoup. On peut l’utiliser avec que. (\plys\)
Corpus desk
Index FR-plus · plus · French
plus · rank #31 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #31
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH ne
Nearest frequency peer: ne (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “plus”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- par
par
99,973 corpus weight
- on
on
99,972 corpus weight
- ne
ne
99,971 corpus weight
- plus
plus
99,970 corpus weight
- avec
avec
99,969 corpus weight
- J
J
99,968 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “plus” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ply\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #31 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plus” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around plus (IPA \ply\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #31 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for plus, with forms such as "lpus", "pllus", and "plsu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pu", "PS", "pub", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is plus, spelled P-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1Comparatif de beaucoup. On peut l’utiliser avec que. (\plys\)
- 2Comparatif de beaucoup de. Davantage de. On peut l’utiliser avec que. (\plys\)
- 3Indique le comparatif d’un adjectif ou d’un adverbe. Davantage. On peut l’utiliser avec que. (\ply\)
- 4Superlatif de beaucoup, comme un adverbe pour le verbe. Le premier en quantité ou en intensité. (\plys\)
- 5Indique le superlatif d’un adjectif ou d’un adverbe. Le premier en cette qualité, ou au pluriel, du premier à un certain rang. (\ply\) Note d’usage : L’adverbe prend toujours la forme au masculin singulier le plus.
- 6(plus…, plus, plus…, moins) Employé avec répétition, ou en corrélation avec moins pour indiquer une relation proportionnelle. (\ply\)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ne m’en dites pas plus. — Vous n’offrez pas assez, donnez quelque chose de plus.
Il y a plus de gens qu’hier.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lpus
- pllus
- plsu
- pluss
- pplus
- puls
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plus", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
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.