SPL

noun

The verdict

“SPL” is uncommon French (frequency #65,537 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,537
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En France, forme de société mise à la disposition des collectivités locales pour la gestion de leurs services publics.

Key facts for SPL
PropertyValue
HeadwordSPL
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#65,537
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “SPL” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). SPL lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

SPL is uncommon French at frequency #65,537 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En France, forme de société mise à la disposition des collectivités locales pour la gestion de leurs services publics.".

No misspelling variants are generated for SPL in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is SPL, spelled S-P-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    En France, forme de société mise à la disposition des collectivités locales pour la gestion de leurs services publics.

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 "SPL"?
"SPL" is spelled S-P-L.
What does "SPL" mean?
As a noun, "SPL" means: En France, forme de société mise à la disposition des collectivités locales pour la gestion de leurs services publics.
What language does "SPL" come from?
"SPL" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “SPL”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-P-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list