planche
/plɑːnt͡ʃ/
"planche" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“planche” is uncommon English (frequency #99,709 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,709
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.
Corpus desk
Index EN-planche · planche · English
planche · rank #99,709 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,709
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH pockmarked
Nearest frequency peer: pockmarked (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “planche”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- phosphatidy…
phosphatidylinositol
300 corpus weight
- pianissimo
pianissimo
299 corpus weight
- pice
pice
297 corpus weight
- planche
planche
292 corpus weight
- pockmarked
pockmarked
290 corpus weight
- Poitou
Poitou
288 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “planche” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | planche |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /plɑːnt͡ʃ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #99,709 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “planche” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
planche is uncommon English at frequency #99,709 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /plɑːnt͡ʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.".
Zero misspellings are on record for planche in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French planche (“board”). Doublet of phalange, phalanx, planch, plancha, and plank. The correct English form is planche, spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.
Etymology
Borrowed from French planche (“board”). Doublet of phalange, phalanx, planch, plancha, and plank.
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "planche"?
What does "planche" mean?
How do you pronounce "planche"?
What is the origin of the word "planche"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "planche", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
What to do next
You've looked up "planche". Here's where to go from here.
- Usage frequency rank #99,709 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.