planche
/plænt͡ʃ/noun
planche is spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, planche means “A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of planche is planches.
How many letters and syllables are in planche?
| Letters | 7: P-L-A-N-C-H-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is planche?
Planche appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce planche?
- /plɑːnt͡ʃ/
- US /plænt͡ʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with planche?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as planche from its last stressed vowel (/æntʃ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of planche
- planches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does planche mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Planche in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does planche come from?
Borrowed from French planche (“board”). Doublet of phalange, phalanx, planch, plancha, and plank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).