Which to use
“planquer” is a verb and “planqués” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,911
- “planquer” frequency rank
- #44,633
- “planqués” frequency rank
- 72544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planquer | planqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cacher, mettre en lieu sûr. | Pluriel de planqué. |
Same sound, different letters: planquer vs planqués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: planquer vs planqués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: planquer and planqués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \plɑ̃.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
planquer is recorded at frequency rank #27,911, classified as averb, pronounced \plɑ̃.ke\. 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 72544, this pair ranks #43,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of planquer vs planqués
Shared letters: alnpqu. Private to "planquer": er. Private to "planqués": sé.
"planquer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "planqués" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- planquer ← lpanquer · palnquer · plannquer · planqeur · planqquer · planquerr · planqure · planuqer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "planquer" and "planqués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "planquer" or "planqués"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "planquer" / "planqués". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "planquer" 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 #43,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planquer" 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 #43,650 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.