Which to use
“planque” and “planqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,828
- “planque” frequency rank
- #44,633
- “planqués” frequency rank
- 71461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planque | planqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cachette. | Pluriel de planqué. |
Where the eye mixes planque and planqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between planque and planqués
A purely visual mix-up. planque (\plɑ̃k\) and planqués (\plɑ̃.ke\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
planque is recorded at frequency rank #26,828, classified as anoun, pronounced \plɑ̃k\. planqués is at rank #44,633, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plɑ̃.ke\.
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 71461, this pair ranks #47,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of planque vs planqués
Shared letters: alnpqu. Private to "planque": e. Private to "planqués": sé.
"planque" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "planqués" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- planque ← lpanque · palnque · plannque · planqeu · planqque · planuqe · plaqnue · pllanque
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "planque" and "planqués" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "planque" or "planqués" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "planque" and "planqués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "planque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "planqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planque" and "planqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paniques vs planqués". 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 #47,473 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.