plutôt

\ply.to\

/\ply.to\/ adv

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The verdict

“plutôt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#374
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De préférence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plutot · plutôt · French

plutôt · rank #374 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #374
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH or

Nearest frequency peer: or (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « plutôt »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « plutôt » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plutôt vs poutou
50% similar
plutôt vs plot
50% similar
plutôt vs Pluto
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for plutôt
PropertyValue
Headwordplutôt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ply.to\
Letters6
Frequency rank#374
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plutôt »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).plutôtse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « or » (#373), « haut » (#372), « forme » (#371). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plutôt » est au #374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around plutôt (IPA \ply.to\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #374 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for plutôt, with forms such as "lputôt", "pllutôt", and "pltuôt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "poutou", "plot", "Pluto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is plutôt, spelled P-L-U-T-Ô-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    De préférence.
  2. 2
    Plus exactement.
  3. 3
    Environ ; assez ; approximativement.
  4. 4
    En effet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La fragilité des aciers carburés trempés, comparable à celle du verre, semble, elle aussi, une propriété caractéristique du carbure trempant du fer β plutôt que du fer β lui—même.
  2. Nous serions alors préoccupés par les inégalités, que beaucoup jugent pernicieuses, plutôt que par la pauvreté absolue, que ces mêmes personnes et beaucoup d'autres jugent plus pernicieuse encore.

This word in other languages

rather(English)más bien(Español)eher(Deutsch)em vez de(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lputôt
  • pllutôt
  • pltuôt
  • plutot
  • pluttô
  • pluttôt
  • plutôtt
  • pluôtt
  • pplutôt
  • pultôt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plutôt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lputôt2pllutôt1pltuôt2plutot1pluttô2pluttôt1plutôtt1pluôtt2
Edit distance from "plutôt"

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 "plutôt"?
"plutôt" is spelled P-L-U-T-Ô-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ply.to\.
What does "plutôt" mean?
As an adverb, "plutôt" means: De préférence.
What words are commonly confused with "plutôt"?
"plutôt" is commonly confused with "poutou", "plot", "Pluto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plutôt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plutôt" is \ply.to\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plutôt" come from?
"plutôt" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plutôt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Europe#379public#382dessus#365argent#359

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

conseil10 variantspossible10 variantsminutes10 variantsjournée10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list