Which to use
“planes” and “planqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,958
- “planes” frequency rank
- #44,633
- “planqués” frequency rank
- 77591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planes | planqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de plane. | Pluriel de planqué. |
Where the eye mixes planes and planqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. planes runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against planqués's 8 (CCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses planes with planqués
A purely visual mix-up. planes (\plan\) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
planes is recorded at frequency rank #32,958, classified as anoun, pronounced \plan\. 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 77591, this pair ranks #27,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of planes vs planqués
Shared letters: alnps. Private to "planes": e. Private to "planqués": qué.
"planes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "planqués" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- planes ← lpanes · palnes · plaens · planess · plannes · planse · pllanes · plnaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "planes" and "planqués" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "planes" 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 "planes" 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 #27,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planes" 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 #27,927 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.