peu vs pom, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“peu” and “pom” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,134
“peu” frequency rank: #46,919
“pom” frequency rank: 87053
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	peu	pom
Definition	der Fuß; der unterste Abschnitt der Beine der Wirbeltiere, bei den Primaten und dem Menschen nur der beiden hinteren/unteren Extremitäten	Obstbaum

Where the eye mixes peu and pom

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. peu (CVV) and pom (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch

peu

3 ch

pom

Visual trap between peu and pom

A purely visual mix-up. peu ([pɛw]) and pom ([pom]) 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 87053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peu is recorded at frequency rank #40,134, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɛw]. pom is at rank #46,919, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pom].

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 87053, this pair ranks #85,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of peu vs pom

Shared letters: p. Private to "peu": eu. Private to "pom": mo.

"peu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "pom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "peu" for "pom" ever safe?

No. They are said differently ([pɛw] versus [pom]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

In ordinary German text, does "peu" or "pom" show up more?

"peu" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,134 in our German list, against #46,919 for "pom". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "peu" and "pom" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "peu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "pom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #85,356 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"peu" and "pom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "PMS vs pom". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #85,356 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.