Which to use
“planer” and “planes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,672
- “planer” frequency rank
- #45,514
- “planes” frequency rank
- 65186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planer | planes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plan | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plan |
Where the eye mixes planer and planes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between planer and planes
A purely visual mix-up. planer ([ˈplaːnɐ]) and planes ([ˈplaːnəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “planer” becomes s in “planes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
planer is recorded at frequency rank #19,672, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈplaːnɐ]. planes is at rank #45,514, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈplaːnəs].
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 65186, this pair ranks #615,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of planer vs planes
Shared letters: aelnp. Private to "planer": r. Private to "planes": s.
"planer" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "planes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "planer" and "planes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "planer" or "planes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "planer" and "planes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "planer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "planes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #615,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planer" and "planes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planes 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 #615,604 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.