Which to use
“Planet” and “planètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,231
- “Planet” frequency rank
- #7,880
- “planètes” frequency rank
- 25111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Planet | planètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Planète. | Pluriel de planète. |
Where the eye mixes Planet and planètes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Planet with planètes
A purely visual mix-up. Planet (\plaˈneːt\) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Planet is recorded at frequency rank #17,231, classified as anoun, pronounced \plaˈneːt\. 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 25111, this pair ranks #342,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Planet vs planètes
Shared letters: aelnpt. Private to "Planet": -. Private to "planètes": sè.
"Planet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "planètes" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Planet ← lpanet · palnet · plaent · planett · plannet · pllanet · plnaet · pplanet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Planet" for "planètes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Planet" vs "planètes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Planet" 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 #342,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Planet" and "planètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planant vs Planet". 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 #342,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.