Planck
\plɑ̃k\
The verdict
“Planck” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #41,960 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #41,960
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Planck |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \plɑ̃k\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #41,960 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Planck” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Planck is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \plɑ̃k\. Corpus data places it at rank #41,960 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Planck, with forms such as "lpanck", "palnck", and "placnk". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "plans", "plane", "plant", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Planck, spelled P-L-A-N-C-K.
Definition
- 1Nom de famille.
- 2Max Planck (1858-1947), un physicien allemand.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lpanck,palnck,placnk,plancck,planckk,plankc,plannck,pllanck,plnack,pplanck
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Planck - 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.
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.
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Using “Planck”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-L-A-N-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \plɑ̃k\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “plans” - see the side-by-side comparison. Planck vs plans
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.