# Planck vs pluck

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Planck
*name · IPA /plɑ(ː)ŋk/ · frequency rank #28,332*
A surname from German.

### pluck
*verb · IPA /plʌk/ · frequency rank #24,547*
To pull something sharply; to pull something out

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/planck-vs-pluck