Which to use
“plan” is an adjective and “pon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #391
- “plan” frequency rank
- #43,075
- “pon” frequency rank
- 43466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plan | pon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est uni, plat, qui ne présente ni courbure ni ondulation. | Pont. |
Letter map: plan vs pon
Shared letters muted; letters that set plan and pon apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: plan is anadjective and ponanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plan is recorded at frequency rank #391, classified as anadj, pronounced \plɑ̃\. pon is at rank #43,075, tagged as anoun.
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 43466, this pair ranks #217,855 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plan vs pon
Shared letters: np. Private to "plan": al. Private to "pon": o.
"plan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "pon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- plan ← lpan · paln · plann · pllan · plna · pplan