Which to use
“plaies” and “planes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,114
- “plaies” frequency rank
- #32,958
- “planes” frequency rank
- 47072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plaies | planes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de plaie. | Pluriel de plane. |
Where the eye mixes plaies and planes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. plaies (CCVVVC) and planes (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses plaies with planes
A purely visual mix-up. plaies (\plɛ\) and planes (\plan\) 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 a single letter - i in “plaies” becomes n in “planes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plaies is recorded at frequency rank #14,114, classified as anoun, pronounced \plɛ\. planes is at rank #32,958, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plan\.
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 47072, this pair ranks #189,872 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plaies vs planes
Shared letters: aelps. Private to "plaies": i. Private to "planes": n.
"plaies" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC · "planes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plaies" and "planes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "plaies" vs "planes" - which ranks higher?
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 "plaies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "planes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,872 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plaies" and "planes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "palaces vs planes". 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 #189,872 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.