Which to use
“planches” and “planqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,641
- “planches” frequency rank
- #44,633
- “planqués” frequency rank
- 51274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planches | planqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de planche. | Pluriel de planqué. |
Where the eye mixes planches and planqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: planches vs planqués
A purely visual mix-up. planches (\plɑ̃ʃ\) and planqués (\plɑ̃.ke\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51274, 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\. planqués is at rank #44,633, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plɑ̃.ke\.
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 51274, this pair ranks #156,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of planches vs planqués
Shared letters: alnps. Private to "planches": ceh. Private to "planqués": qué.
"planches" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "planqués" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- planches ← lpanches · palnches · placnhes · plancches · plancehs · planchess · planchhes · planchse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "planches" for "planqués" ever safe?
Frequency check: "planches" vs "planqués" - 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 "planches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "planqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planches" and "planqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paniques 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 #156,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.