Which to use
“Plan” and “plays” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,167
- “Plan” frequency rank
- #18,658
- “plays” frequency rank
- 19825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Plan | plays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein durchdachtes Vorhaben, eine Idee oder Vorstellung einer Vorgehensweise | Plural des Substantivs play |
Where the eye mixes Plan and plays
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Plan vs plays
A purely visual mix-up. Plan ([plaːn]) and plays ([pleɪs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Plan is recorded at frequency rank #1,167, classified as anoun, pronounced [plaːn]. plays is at rank #18,658, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pleɪs].
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 19825, this pair ranks #1,904,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Plan vs plays
Shared letters: alp. Private to "Plan": n. Private to "plays": sy.
"Plan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "plays" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Plan" and "plays" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Plan" or "plays"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Plan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plays" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,904,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Plan" and "plays" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plants vs plays". 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 #1,904,184 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.