Planck
/ˈplæŋk/noun
Planck is spelled P-L-A-N-C-K: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Planck means “Used attributively in the names of various units, formulae etc. first devised or worked on by the German physicist Max Planck (1858–1947), chiefly in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Planck is Plancks.
How many letters and syllables are in Planck?
| Letters | 6: P-L-A-N-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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).
How common is Planck?
Planck appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 Planck?
- /ˈplæŋk/
- [ˈpʰl̥æŋk]
- /ˈplɑ(ː)ŋk/
Planck has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with Planck
Sounds like: plank (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of Planck
- Plancks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Planck mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Used attributively in the names of various units, formulae etc. first devised or worked on by the German physicist Max Planck (1858–1947), chiefly in the realm of quantum theory.
- 2
A Planck unit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Planck come from?
Borrowed from German Planck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).