Which to use
“planquer” is a verb and “plaqué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,911
- “planquer” frequency rank
- #16,210
- “plaqué” frequency rank
- 44121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planquer | plaqué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cacher, mettre en lieu sûr. | Mis à plat. |
Where the eye mixes planquer and plaqué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses planquer with plaqué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: planquer is \plɑ̃.ke\ while plaqué is \pla.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44121, 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\. plaqué is at rank #16,210, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pla.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 44121, this pair ranks #212,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of planquer vs plaqué
Shared letters: alpqu. Private to "planquer": enr. Private to "plaqué": é.
"planquer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "plaqué" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- planquer ← lpanquer · palnquer · plannquer · planqeur · planqquer · planquerr · planqure · planuqer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "planquer" and "plaqué" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "planquer" or "plaqué" 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 "planquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plaqué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planquer" and "plaqué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planquer 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 #212,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.