premier plan
\pʁə.mje plɑ̃\
The verdict
“premier plan” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En termes de composition, ce qui est sur le devant de la scène principale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-premier-plan · premier plan · French
premier plan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | premier plan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁə.mje plɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
premier plan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁə.mje plɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
premier plan doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is premier plan, spelled P-R-E-M-I-E-R- -P-L-A-N.
Definition
- 1En termes de composition, ce qui est sur le devant de la scène principale.
- 2Ce qui est le plus important, qui est mis en avant, que l’on voit en premier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how premier plan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De temps en temps, les premiers plans étaient gâtés par les toilettes de quelques ultra-élégantes de la ville ; ces dames, ayant voulu être trop Parisiennes, avaient réussi à être assez bizarres.
Donc, en plaçant une chambre noire à une distance telle des premiers plans d’un paysage , qu’ils soient réfractés au foyer principal de l’objectif, on peut être assuré d’obtenir une image nette, tant de ces premiers plans que de l’horizon .
This word in other languages
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.