Which to use
“planeur” and “planque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,099
- “planeur” frequency rank
- #26,828
- “planque” frequency rank
- 70927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planeur | planque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Avion sans moteur, pouvant planer de façon prolongée et pratiquer le vol à voile. | Cachette. |
Where the eye mixes planeur and planque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses planeur with planque
A purely visual mix-up. planeur (\pla.nœʁ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
planeur is recorded at frequency rank #44,099, classified as anoun, pronounced \pla.nœʁ\. 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 70927, this pair ranks #49,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of planeur vs planque
Shared letters: aelnpu. Private to "planeur": r. Private to "planque": q.
"planeur" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "planque" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "planeur" and "planque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "planeur" or "planque" show up more?
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 "planeur" 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 #49,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planeur" and "planque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planeur vs puanteur". 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 #49,457 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.