Which to use
“planètes” is a noun and “plantées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,880
- “planètes” frequency rank
- #31,185
- “plantées” frequency rank
- 39065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planètes | plantées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de planète. | Féminin pluriel de planté. |
Where the eye mixes planètes and plantées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. planètes (CCVCVCVC) and plantées (CCVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between planètes and plantées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: planètes is \pla.nɛt\ while plantées is \plɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
planètes is recorded at frequency rank #7,880, classified as anoun, pronounced \pla.nɛt\. plantées is at rank #31,185, tagged as anadj, pronounced \plɑ̃.te\.
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 39065, this pair ranks #250,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of planètes vs plantées
Shared letters: aelnpst. Private to "planètes": è. Private to "plantées": é.
"planètes" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "plantées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "planètes" for "plantées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "planètes" or "plantées" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "planètes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plantées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planètes" and "plantées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planqués vs plantées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #250,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.