planque
French, noun
planque is spelled P-L-A-N-Q-U-E (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 26,653rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Planque is a French feminine noun meaning “hideout, hiding place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of planquer. With an accent, planqué is a different word: “a person avoiding any kind of danger or responsibility”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cachette”.
What does planque mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinformalhideout, hiding place
- 2
feminineinformalcushy number, soft snap (job with minimal work required; situation with few risks involved)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
informalmasculinea person avoiding any kind of danger or responsibility
verb
- 1
past participle of planquer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cachette. 2. Action, pour des policiers, d’exercer une surveillance tout en restant cachés (« être en planque, monter une planque »). 3. Situation où l’on est à l’abri, où l’on ne court pas de risque (en particulier en temps de guerre). 4. Emploi bien rémunéré et où l’on est protégé.
noun: 1. Personne qui s’arrange pour occuper un poste à l’abri ou sans risque.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of planque
- planqués plural
- planquée feminine
- planques plural
- planquées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to planque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is planque in French?
planque appears 1.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).