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“peaks” and “plans” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,906
“peaks” frequency rank
#19,673
“plans” frequency rank
66579
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peaks plans
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs peak 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plan

Letter map: peaks vs plans

Shared letters muted; letters that set peaks and plans apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
peaks
5 ch
plans

Spelling & dictionary notes on peaks vs plans

peaks and plans are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peaks is recorded at frequency rank #46,906, classified as averb, pronounced […]. plans is at rank #19,673, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 66579, this pair ranks #568,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peaks vs plans

Shared letters: aps. Private to "peaks": ek. Private to "plans": ln.

"peaks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "plans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peaksepaks · paeks · peakks · peakss · peask · pekas · ppeaks
  • planslpans · palns · planns · planss · plasn · pllans · plnas · pplans

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "peaks" and "plans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "peaks" vs "plans" - which ranks higher?
"plans" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,673 in our German list, against #46,906 for "peaks". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "peaks" and "plans".

  • Full dictionary entry for "peaks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "plans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #568,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peaks" and "plans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peaks vs puzzles". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #568,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list