Which to use
“Planck” is a name and “planque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,960
- “Planck” frequency rank
- #26,828
- “planque” frequency rank
- 68788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Planck | planque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Cachette. |
Same sound, different letters: Planck vs planque
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - Planck and planque
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Planck and planque carry the same recorded pronunciation, \plɑ̃k\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Planck is recorded at frequency rank #41,960, classified as aname, pronounced \plɑ̃k\. 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 68788, this pair ranks #57,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Planck vs planque
Shared letters: alnp. Private to "Planck": ck. Private to "planque": equ.
"Planck" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "planque" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Planck" and "planque" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "Planck" or "planque" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "Planck" / "planque". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Planck" 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 #57,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Planck" 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 #57,697 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.