Which to use
“pétanque” and “planque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,639
- “pétanque” frequency rank
- #26,828
- “planque” frequency rank
- 46467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pétanque | planque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu de boules, originaire du Midi provençal, pratiqué sur terrain quelconque, et dont les parties se jouent en treize ou quinze points, avec des équipes de deux ou trois joueurs, disposant chacune de six boules métalliques qui doivent être lancées le plus près possible du cochonnet, dans une posture précise (jambe droite en arrière, le pied gauche ne portant sur le sol que par le talon). | Cachette. |
Where the eye mixes pétanque and planque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pétanque vs planque
A purely visual mix-up. pétanque (\pe.tɑ̃k\) and planque (\plɑ̃k\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pétanque is recorded at frequency rank #19,639, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.tɑ̃k\. planque is at rank #26,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plɑ̃k\.
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 46467, this pair ranks #194,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pétanque vs planque
Shared letters: aenpqu. Private to "pétanque": té. Private to "planque": l.
"pétanque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "planque" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- planque ← lpanque · palnque · plannque · planqeu · planqque · planuqe · plaqnue · pllanque
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pétanque" and "planque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pétanque" or "planque"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pétanque" and "planque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pétanque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "planque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pétanque" and "planque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasque vs planque". 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 #194,699 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.