planquer

\plɑ̃.ke\

/\plɑ̃.ke\/ verb

The verdict

“planquer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,911. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,911
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cacher, mettre en lieu sûr.

Corpus desk

Index FR-planquer · planquer · French

planquer · rank #27,911 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,911
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pignons

Nearest frequency peer: pignons (-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 « planquer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « planquer » 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).

planquer vs plaqué
63% similar
planquer vs plaques
75% similar
planquer vs planter
75% similar

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

Key facts for planquer
PropertyValue
Headwordplanquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\plɑ̃.ke\
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,911
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « planquer »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pignons » (#27,910), « pigment » (#27,909), « pointue » (#27,913). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « planquer » est au #27,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around planquer (IPA \plɑ̃.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,911 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for planquer, with forms such as "lpanquer", "palnquer", and "plannquer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "plaqué", "plaques", "planter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is planquer, spelled P-L-A-N-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cacher, mettre en lieu sûr.
  2. 2
    Accumuler, mettre de l’argent de côté.
  3. 3
    Faire une planque, surveiller, espionner.
  4. 4
    réfléchi Se cacher, se mettre en lieu sûr.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sous le comptoir, j’ai récupéré mon calibre, là où la mère Bouche me l’avait planqué, puis on a ripé.
  2. Comme ils doivent jouer chero, plutôt qu’d’ouvrir, ils préfèreront planquer leurs dés et s’débiner.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpanquer
  • palnquer
  • plannquer
  • planqeur
  • planqquer
  • planquerr
  • planqure
  • planuqer
  • plaqnuer
  • pllanquer
  • plnaquer
  • pplanquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of planquer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lpanquer2palnquer2plannquer1planqeur2planqquer1planquerr1planqure2planuqer2
Edit distance from "planquer"

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 "planquer"?
"planquer" is spelled P-L-A-N-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \plɑ̃.ke\.
What does "planquer" mean?
As a verb, "planquer" means: Cacher, mettre en lieu sûr.
What words are commonly confused with "planquer"?
"planquer" is commonly confused with "plaqué", "plaques", "planter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "planquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "planquer" is \plɑ̃.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "planquer" come from?
"planquer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list