Which to use
“planeur” and “planteurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,099
- “planeur” frequency rank
- #40,928
- “planteurs” frequency rank
- 85027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planeur | planteurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Avion sans moteur, pouvant planer de façon prolongée et pratiquer le vol à voile. | Pluriel de planteur. |
Where the eye mixes planeur and planteurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. planeur runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against planteurs's 9 (CCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between planeur and planteurs
A purely visual mix-up. planeur (\pla.nœʁ\) and planteurs (\plɑ̃.tœʁ\) 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 85027, 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\. planteurs is at rank #40,928, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plɑ̃.tœʁ\.
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 85027, this pair ranks #11,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of planeur vs planteurs
Shared letters: aelnpru. Private to "planeur": -. Private to "planteurs": st.
"planeur" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "planteurs" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "planeur" for "planteurs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "planeur" or "planteurs"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "planeur" and "planteurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "planeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "planteurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planeur" and "planteurs" 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 #11,993 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.