poids

\pwa\

/\pwa\/ noun

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The verdict

“poids” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,071. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,071
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Force exercée par la pesanteur ; force qui attire les objets vers le sol.

Corpus desk

Index FR-poids · poids · French

poids · rank #1,071 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,071
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH réussi

Nearest frequency peer: réussi (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “poids”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “poids” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

poids vs POS
0% similar
poids vs puis
60% similar
poids vs pris
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for poids
PropertyValue
Headwordpoids
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pwa\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,071
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “poids” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). poids lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around poids (IPA \pwa\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,071 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for poids, with forms such as "opids", "piods", and "podis". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "POS", "puis", "pris", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is poids, spelled P-O-I-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Force exercée par la pesanteur ; force qui attire les objets vers le sol.
  2. 2
    Pesanteur, qualité de ce qui est pesant.
  3. 3
    Masse.
  4. 4
    Masses de cuivre, de fer ou de plomb, d’une masse réglée et connue, dont on se sert pour mesurer, avec une balance, un trébuchet, combien une chose pèse.
  5. 5
    Masse de cuivre, de fonte, etc., que l’on suspend aux chaînes, aux cordes d’une horloge, pour imprimer un mouvement au mécanisme.
  6. 6
    Ce qui pèse, oppresse, chagrine, embarrasse.
  7. 7
    Importance ; considération ; force.
  8. 8
    Boule de métal que l’on lance en poussant, à cause de sa lourdeur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how poids appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le poids se calcule en fonction de la masse et de la gravité. Il s’exprime en newtons.
  2. Personne de vraiment grand, sentait-on, n’aurait eu une expression si virulente et si agressive, bien qu’en réalité Butteridge eût une taille de six pieds deux pouces (1ᵐ88) et un poids exactement proportionnel.

This word in other languages

weight(English)peso(Español)Gewicht(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opids
  • piods
  • podis
  • poidds
  • poidss
  • poisd
  • ppoids

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poids - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opids2piods2podis2poidds1poidss1poisd2ppoids1
Edit distance from "poids"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poids"?
"poids" is spelled P-O-I-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pwa\.
What does "poids" mean?
As a noun, "poids" means: Force exercée par la pesanteur ; force qui attire les objets vers le sol.
What words are commonly confused with "poids"?
"poids" is commonly confused with "POS", "puis", "pris". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poids"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poids" is \pwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poids" come from?
"poids" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "poids", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suivi#1,076fonds#1,062clair#1,086signe#1,097

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

réussi7 variantstenir7 variantsrendu7 variantstrucs7 variants

What to do next

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  • "poids" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "POS". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,071 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list