Which to use
“paniques” and “planqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,940
- “paniques” frequency rank
- #44,633
- “planqués” frequency rank
- 91573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paniques | planqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de panique. | Pluriel de planqué. |
Where the eye mixes paniques and planqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. paniques (CVCVCVVC) and planqués (CCVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: paniques vs planqués
A purely visual mix-up. paniques (\pa.nik\) and planqués (\plɑ̃.ke\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paniques is recorded at frequency rank #46,940, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.nik\. planqués is at rank #44,633, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plɑ̃.ke\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 91573, this pair ranks #3,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paniques vs planqués
Shared letters: anpqsu. Private to "paniques": ei. Private to "planqués": lé.
"paniques" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "planqués" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- paniques ← apniques · painques · paniqeus · paniqques · paniquess · paniquse · paniuqes · panniques
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "paniques" and "planqués" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "paniques" or "planqués" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "paniques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "planqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paniques" and "planqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paniques vs piqués". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #3,714 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.