Which to use
“planches” and “planètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,641
- “planches” frequency rank
- #7,880
- “planètes” frequency rank
- 14521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planches | planètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de planche. | Pluriel de planète. |
Where the eye mixes planches and planètes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between planches and planètes
A purely visual mix-up. planches (\plɑ̃ʃ\) and planètes (\pla.nɛt\) 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 14521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
planches is recorded at frequency rank #6,641, classified as anoun, pronounced \plɑ̃ʃ\. planètes is at rank #7,880, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pla.nɛt\.
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 14521, this pair ranks #396,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of planches vs planètes
Shared letters: aelnps. Private to "planches": ch. Private to "planètes": tè.
"planches" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "planètes" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- planches ← lpanches · palnches · placnhes · plancches · plancehs · planchess · planchhes · planchse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "planches" and "planètes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "planches" or "planètes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "planches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "planètes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planches" and "planètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planètes vs planqués". 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 #396,307 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.