Lead(II) fluoride can be prepared by treating lead(II) hydroxide or lead(II) carbonate with hydrofluoric acid:
: Pb(OH) + 2 HF → PbF + 2 HO
Alternatively, it is precipitated by adding hydrofluoric acid to a lead(II) salt solution, or by adding a fluoride salt to a lead salt, such as potassium fluoride to a lead(II) nitrate solution, 
: 2 KF + Pb(NO) → PbF + 2 KNO
or sodium fluoride to a lead(II) acetate solution.
: 2 NaF + Pb(CHCOO) → PbF + 2 NaCHCOO
It appears as the very rare mineral fluorocronite.