pons

noun

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The verdict

“pons” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #21,727 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#21,727
frequency rank, French
4
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pont.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

pons vs PS
0% similar
pons vs pop
50% similar
pons vs pot
50% similar

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

Key facts for pons
PropertyValue
Headwordpons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,727
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pons” 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). pons lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pons is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #21,727 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pons, with forms such as "opns", "pnos", and "ponns". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "pop", "pot", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pons, spelled P-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pont.
  2. 2
    D'où :
  3. 3
    D'où :
  4. 4
    D'où :
  5. 5
    D'où :
  6. 6
    D'où :
  7. 7
    D'où :
  8. 8
    Plancher d'une tour, étage, pont de communication entre les tours.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opns,pnos,ponns,ponss,posn,ppons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opns2pnos2ponns1ponss1posn2ppons1
Edit distance from "pons"

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 "pons"?
"pons" is spelled P-O-N-S.
What does "pons" mean?
As a noun, "pons" means: Pont.
What words are commonly confused with "pons"?
"pons" is commonly confused with "PS", "pop", "pot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "pons" come from?
"pons" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “pons”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “PS” - see the side-by-side comparison. pons vs PS
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list