planquent

\plɑ̃k\

/\plɑ̃k\/ verb

The verdict

“planquent” is uncommon French (frequency #76,015 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,015
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de planquer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-planquent · planquent · French

planquent · rank #76,015 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,015
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH planisphère

Nearest frequency peer: planisphère (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « planquent »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « planquent » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for planquent
PropertyValue
Headwordplanquent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\plɑ̃k\
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,015
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « planquent » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).planquenttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « planisphère » (#76,014), « planquée » (#76,016), « placette » (#76,013). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « planquent » est au #76,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

planquent is uncommon French at frequency #76,015 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \plɑ̃k\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for planquent in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is planquent, spelled P-L-A-N-Q-U-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de planquer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de planquer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pourtant rompus à ce genre d’obligation hélas souvent indispensable, les deux policiers qui planquent dans une camionnette banalisée de la police — un « sous-marin », comme on dit dans leur jargon — trouvent le temps long.

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 "planquent"?
"planquent" is spelled P-L-A-N-Q-U-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \plɑ̃k\.
What does "planquent" mean?
As a verb, "planquent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de planquer.
How do you pronounce "planquent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "planquent" is \plɑ̃k\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "planquent" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list