Which to use
“planqués” and “plaques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,633
- “planqués” frequency rank
- #5,169
- “plaques” frequency rank
- 49802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | planqués | plaques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de planqué. | Pluriel de plaque. |
Where the eye mixes planqués and plaques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: planqués vs plaques
A purely visual mix-up. planqués (\plɑ̃.ke\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
planqués is recorded at frequency rank #44,633, classified as anoun, pronounced \plɑ̃.ke\. 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 49802, this pair ranks #167,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of planqués vs plaques
Shared letters: alpqsu. Private to "planqués": né. Private to "plaques": e.
"planqués" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "plaques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- plaques ← lpaques · palques · plaqeus · plaqques · plaquess · plaquse · plauqes · pllaques
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "planqués" and "plaques" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "planqués" vs "plaques" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "planqués" and "plaques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "planqués" 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 #167,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "planqués" and "plaques" 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 #167,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.