plus-value
\ply.va.ly\
The verdict
“plus-value” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Excédent de valeur produit par le travail au-delà du salaire, accaparé par le capitaliste, ou profit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plus-value |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ply.va.ly\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “plus-value” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for plus-value is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ply.va.ly\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for plus-value in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is plus-value, spelled P-L-U-S---V-A-L-U-E.
Definition
- 1Excédent de valeur produit par le travail au-delà du salaire, accaparé par le capitaliste, ou profit.
- 2Augmentation de la valeur d’un bien ou d’un actif entre son acquisition et sa revente.
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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.
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Using “plus-value”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-L-U-S---V-A-L-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ply.va.ly\ (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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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.