planning vs plan

planning and plan both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
planning	Yes	No	No	No
plan	Yes	No	Yes	No

planning (noun)	plan (noun)
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action	scale drawing of a structure
the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise	a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening	an arrangement scheme

planning (verb)	plan (verb)
	make plans for something
	have the will and intention to carry out some action
	make or work out a plan for; devise