Which to use
“planètes” is a noun and “plantés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,880
- “planètes” frequency rank
- #17,790
- “plantés” frequency rank
- 25670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planètes | plantés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de planète. | Masculin pluriel de planté. |
Where the eye mixes planètes and plantés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. planètes runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against plantés's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between planètes and plantés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: planètes is \pla.nɛt\ while plantés is \plɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25670, 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\. plantés is at rank #17,790, 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 25670, this pair ranks #339,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of planètes vs plantés
Shared letters: alnpst. Private to "planètes": eè. Private to "plantés": é.
"planètes" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "plantés" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "planètes" vs "plantés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "planètes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plantés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planètes" and "plantés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pactes vs plantés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #339,529 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.