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Rule "plain vs plane"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: plain vs plane
Message: Did you mean the idiom <suggestion>\1 plain sight</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20plain%20sight
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It was in plain side.
    Correction suggestion: in plain sight
ID: PLANE_PLAIN [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)