Which to use
“places” is a noun and “plans” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,412
- “places” frequency rank
- #19,673
- “plans” frequency rank
- 63085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | places | plans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs place | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plan |
Letter map: places vs plans
Shared letters muted; letters that set places and plans apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: places vs plans
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: places is anoun and plansaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
places is recorded at frequency rank #43,412, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpleɪsɪz]. 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 63085, this pair ranks #689,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of places vs plans
Shared letters: alps. Private to "places": ce. Private to "plans": n.
"places" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "plans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "places" and "plans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "places" vs "plans" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "places" and "plans". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "places" 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 #689,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "places" and "plans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "places vs plants". 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 #689,351 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.