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

#19,673
“plans” frequency rank
#40,139
“planst” frequency rank
59812
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature plans planst
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plan 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs planen

Letter map: plans vs planst

Shared letters muted; letters that set plans and planst apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

5 ch
plans
6 ch
planst

Pair insight - plans / planst

plans and planst 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “plans” sits inside “planst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

plans is recorded at frequency rank #19,673, classified as averb, pronounced […]. planst is at rank #40,139, tagged as averb, pronounced [plaːnst].

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 59812, this pair ranks #810,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of plans vs planst

Shared letters: alnps. Private to "plans": -. Private to "planst": t.

"plans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "planst" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • planslpans · palns · planns · planss · plasn · pllans · plnas · pplans
  • planstlpanst · palnst · plannst · plansst · planstt · plasnt · pllanst · plnast

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "plans" and "planst" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “plans” sits inside “planst”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "plans" or "planst" show up more?
"plans" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,673 in our German list, against #40,139 for "planst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "plans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "planst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #810,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "plans" and "planst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planst 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 #810,416 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