pousse

\pus\

/\pus\/ noun

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The verdict

“pousse” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,793
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de pousser, croissance, développement de ce qui pousse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pousse · pousse · French

pousse · rank #2,793 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,793
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH poursuivre

Nearest frequency peer: poursuivre (-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 « pousse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pousse » 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).

pousse vs pussy
67% similar
pousse vs puisé
50% similar
pousse vs puisse
67% similar

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

Key facts for pousse
PropertyValue
Headwordpousse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pus\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,793
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pousse »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.poussese 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 « poursuivre » (#2,792), « raconter » (#2,794), « possibles » (#2,791). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pousse » est au #2,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pousse (IPA \pus\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,793 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pousse, with forms such as "opusse", "posuse", and "pouse". 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, "pussy", "puisé", "puisse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pousse, spelled P-O-U-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de pousser, croissance, développement de ce qui pousse.
  2. 2
    Jets, petites branches que les arbres, les arbrisseaux poussent au printemps et au milieu de l’été.
  3. 3
    Jeune personne en pleine croissance.
  4. 4
    Maladie des vins qui les rend troubles.
  5. 5
    Hyperventilation chez les animaux de trait et de bât.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. BESANÇON – […] Le type des femmes est transformé comme le paysage. Des joues roses rougissantes, des yeux grisâtres, presque bleus, à reflets changeants comme l’eau de ces rivières, et cette pousse juvénile, cette grâce un peu timide inconnue aux pays du Sud. — Pourtant ce n’est pas encore l’Allemagne. Il y a ici une sorte de vivacité et moins de candeur.
  2. Ces lotions, que l’on nomme encore lotions révulsives, ont pour but d’activer la circulation du sang dans le cuir chevelu et de ranimer la pousse des cheveux.

This word in other languages

growth(English)Reis(Deutsch)rebento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opusse
  • posuse
  • pouse
  • pouses
  • ppousse
  • puosse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opusse2posuse2pouse1pouses2ppousse1puosse2
Edit distance from "pousse"

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 "pousse"?
"pousse" is spelled P-O-U-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pus\.
What does "pousse" mean?
As a noun, "pousse" means: Action de pousser, croissance, développement de ce qui pousse.
What words are commonly confused with "pousse"?
"pousse" is commonly confused with "pussy", "puisé", "puisse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pousse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pousse" is \pus\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pousse" come from?
"pousse" 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 "pousse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

jack6 variantsauras6 variantsangle6 variantsnoter6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list