poisons

\pwa.zɔ̃\

/\pwa.zɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“poisons” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,912. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,912
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de poison.

Corpus desk

Index FR-poisons · poisons · French

poisons · rank #29,912 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,912
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH podcasts

Nearest frequency peer: podcasts (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « poisons »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « poisons » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

poisons vs prison
71% similar
poisons vs prions
71% similar
poisons vs posons
86% similar

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

Key facts for poisons
PropertyValue
Headwordpoisons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pwa.zɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,912
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « poisons »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).poisonsse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « podcasts » (#29,911), « polymère » (#29,913), « plèbe » (#29,910). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « poisons » est au #29,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around poisons (IPA \pwa.zɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,912 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de poison.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for poisons, with forms such as "opisons", "piosons", and "poiosns". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "prison", "prions", "posons", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is poisons, spelled P-O-I-S-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de poison.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L’acide arsénieux est un des poisons les plus violents ; il agit comme tel sur toutes les classes des animaux et sur les plantes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opisons
  • piosons
  • poiosns
  • poisnos
  • poisonns
  • poisonss
  • posions
  • ppoisons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poisons - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opisons2piosons2poiosns2poisnos2poisonns1poisonss1posions2ppoisons1
Edit distance from "poisons"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poisons"?
"poisons" is spelled P-O-I-S-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pwa.zɔ̃\.
What does "poisons" mean?
As a noun, "poisons" means: Pluriel de poison.
What words are commonly confused with "poisons"?
"poisons" is commonly confused with "prison", "prions", "posons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poisons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poisons" is \pwa.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poisons" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pommier#29,915piments#29,907postées#29,919papauté#29,903

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

plèbe8 variantspoulpe8 variantsrasage8 variantsretail8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list