# plaines vs plainte

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### plaines
*noun · IPA \plɛn\ · frequency rank #9,365*
Pluriel de plaine.

### plainte
*noun · IPA \plɛ̃t\ · frequency rank #2,536*
Gémissement ; lamentation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/plaines-vs-plainte