Which to use
“pers” is a pronoun and “pons” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,278
- “pers” frequency rank
- #45,594
- “pons” frequency rank
- 81872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pers | pons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun. | A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ. |
Letter map: pers vs pons
Shared letters muted; letters that set pers and pons apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. pers and pons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for pers / pons
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pers is apronoun and ponsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pers is recorded at frequency rank #36,278, classified as apron. pons is at rank #45,594, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɑnz/.
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 81872, this pair ranks #16,809 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pers vs pons
Shared letters: ps. Private to "pers": er. Private to "pons": no.
"pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pers" and "pons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pers" vs "pons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "pers" vs "pons" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,809 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pers" and "pons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecs vs pons". 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 #16,809 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.