Which to use
“planque” and “plaques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,828
- “planque” frequency rank
- #5,169
- “plaques” frequency rank
- 31997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planque | plaques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cachette. | Pluriel de plaque. |
Where the eye mixes planque and plaques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between planque and plaques
A purely visual mix-up. planque (\plɑ̃k\) and plaques (\plak\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31997, 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\. plaques is at rank #5,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plak\.
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 31997, this pair ranks #300,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of planque vs plaques
Shared letters: aelpqu. Private to "planque": n. Private to "plaques": s.
"planque" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "plaques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "planque" for "plaques" ever safe?
Frequency check: "planque" vs "plaques" - which ranks higher?
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 "planque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plaques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planque" and "plaques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasque vs planque". 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 #300,234 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.