Which to use
“plane” and “planque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,835
- “plane” frequency rank
- #26,828
- “planque” frequency rank
- 39663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plane | planque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Platane. | Cachette. |
Where the eye mixes plane and planque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: plane vs planque
A purely visual mix-up. plane (\plan\) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plane is recorded at frequency rank #12,835, classified as anoun, pronounced \plan\. 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 39663, this pair ranks #246,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plane vs planque
Shared letters: aelnp. Private to "plane": -. Private to "planque": qu.
"plane" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "planque" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plane" and "planque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "plane" or "planque"?
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 "plane" 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 #246,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plane" 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 #246,312 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.