Which to use
“plantées” is an adjective and “planter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,185
- “plantées” frequency rank
- #8,011
- “planter” frequency rank
- 39196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plantées | planter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de planté. | Fixer une plante en terre pour qu’elle prenne racine et qu’elle croisse. |
Same sound, different letters: plantées vs planter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. plantées runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against planter's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: plantées vs planter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: plantées and planter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \plɑ̃.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plantées is recorded at frequency rank #31,185, classified as anadj, pronounced \plɑ̃.te\. planter is at rank #8,011, tagged as averb, pronounced \plɑ̃.te\.
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 39196, this pair ranks #249,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plantées vs planter
Shared letters: aelnpt. Private to "plantées": sé. Private to "planter": r.
"plantées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "planter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- planter ← lpanter · palnter · planetr · plannter · planterr · plantre · plantter · platner
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plantées" and "planter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "plantées" or "planter"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "plantées" / "planter". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "plantées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "planter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plantées" and "planter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planqués vs plantées". 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 #249,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.