planches

\plɑ̃ʃ\

/\plɑ̃ʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“planches” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,641. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,641
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de planche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-planches · planches · French

planches · rank #6,641 · 13 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,641
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH placement

Nearest frequency peer: placement (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « planches »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « planches » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

planches vs planes
75% similar
planches vs plantés
63% similar
planches vs planètes
75% similar

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

Key facts for planches
PropertyValue
Headwordplanches
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɑ̃ʃ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,641
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « planches »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).planchesse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « placement » (#6,640), « ports » (#6,642), « pharmacie » (#6,639). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « planches » est au #6,641. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around planches (IPA \plɑ̃ʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,641 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for planches, with forms such as "lpanches", "palnches", and "placnhes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "planes", "plantés", "planètes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is planches, spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de planche.
  2. 2
    Scène sur laquelle paraissent les acteurs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how planches appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce volume, qui contient 150 grandes planches phototypographiques, fac-simile des plus belles dentelles de toutes les époques et de tous les pays, est aussi intéressant que somptueux.
  2. Quand une femme a mis le pied sur les planches, elle appartient au public ; les regards avides détaillent ses charmes, scrutent ses beautés, et l’imagination s’en empare comme d’une maîtresse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpanches
  • palnches
  • placnhes
  • plancches
  • plancehs
  • planchess
  • planchhes
  • planchse
  • planhces
  • plannches
  • pllanches
  • plnaches
  • pplanches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of planches - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lpanches2palnches2placnhes2plancches1plancehs2planchess1planchhes1planchse2
Edit distance from "planches"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "planches"?
"planches" is spelled P-L-A-N-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \plɑ̃ʃ\.
What does "planches" mean?
As a noun, "planches" means: Pluriel de planche.
What words are commonly confused with "planches"?
"planches" is commonly confused with "planes", "plantés", "planètes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "planches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "planches" is \plɑ̃ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "planches" come from?
"planches" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marathon#6,629réclamer#6,653réservée#6,654soutenue#6,661

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

pharmacie13 variantsirlandais13 variantsgaranties13 variantsThaïlande13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list