Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

planchette

/plænˈʃɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: planchette
IPA: /plænˈʃɛt/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A type of Ouija board. (A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes interpreted as of oracular or supernatural import.)

noun

noun

One of the round colored dots pressed into paper money, used to distinguish authentic currency from counterfeit currency.

Canadian usage

Example Sentences

"Some general security features to look for in both Canadian and American currency are . . .small green dots or "planchettes" randomly embedded throughout the paper that glow under ultraviolet light."

Etymology

Borrowed from French planchette. By surface analysis, French planche + -ette.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: planchette

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

planchettes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

planche planchet Ouija

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce planchette?: The recorded pronunciation is /plænˈʃɛt/.
What does planchette mean?: A small plank.
Where does planchette come from?: It is traced to French.

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