Which to use
“planche” and “planque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,379
- “planche” frequency rank
- #26,828
- “planque” frequency rank
- 32207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planche | planque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ais, pièce de bois refendu, ayant peu d’épaisseur. | Cachette. |
Where the eye mixes planche and planque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: planche vs planque
A purely visual mix-up. planche (\plɑ̃ʃ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
planche is recorded at frequency rank #5,379, classified as anoun, pronounced \plɑ̃ʃ\. 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 32207, this pair ranks #298,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of planche vs planque
Shared letters: aelnp. Private to "planche": ch. Private to "planque": qu.
"planche" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "planque" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "planche" for "planque" ever safe?
Frequency check: "planche" vs "planque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "planche" and "planque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "planche" 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 #298,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planche" 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 #298,803 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.