Which to use
“plot” and “plug” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,836
- “plot” frequency rank
- #23,647
- “plug” frequency rank
- 57483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plot | plug |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tronc de cône creux, généralement en plastique et empilable, et servant de marquage au sol de parcours. | Prise électrique ; fiche. |
Where the eye mixes plot and plug
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between plot and plug
A purely visual mix-up. plot (\plo\) and plug (\plœɡ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plot is recorded at frequency rank #33,836, classified as anoun, pronounced \plo\. plug is at rank #23,647, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plœɡ\.
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 57483, this pair ranks #114,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plot vs plug
Shared letters: lp. Private to "plot": ot. Private to "plug": gu.
"plot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "plug" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plot" and "plug" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "plot" vs "plug" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "plot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plot" and "plug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs plot". 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 #114,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.