planes

[ˈplaːnəs]

/[ˈplaːnəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“planes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,514
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plan

Corpus desk

Index DE-planes · planes · German

planes · rank #45,514 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,514
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH picken

Nearest frequency peer: picken (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „planes“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „planes“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

planes vs plant
67% similar
planes vs plays
67% similar
planes vs plans
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for planes
PropertyValue
Headwordplanes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈplaːnəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,514
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „planes“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).planesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „picken“ (#45,512), „Plättchen“ (#45,516), „Poetik“ (#45,517). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „planes“ bei #45,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around planes (IPA [ˈplaːnəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,514 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for planes, with forms such as "lpanes", "palnes", and "plaens". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "plant", "plays", "plans", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is planes, spelled P-L-A-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plan
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plan
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plan
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plan

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpanes
  • palnes
  • plaens
  • planess
  • plannes
  • planse
  • pllanes
  • plnaes
  • pplanes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of planes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lpanes2palnes2plaens2planess1plannes1planse2pllanes1plnaes2
Edit distance from "planes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "planes"?
"planes" is spelled P-L-A-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplaːnəs].
What does "planes" mean?
As an adjective, "planes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plan
What words are commonly confused with "planes"?
"planes" is commonly confused with "plant", "plays", "plans". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "planes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "planes" is [ˈplaːnəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "planes" come from?
"planes" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "planes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

picken#45,512Poetik#45,517orgeln#45,494Obacht#45,488

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

paddeln9 variantsRefugee9 variantsnoblen9 variantsNimbus9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list