P4vspoiWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“P4” and “poi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,332
“P4” frequency rank
#40,426
“poi” frequency rank
86758
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature P4 poi
Definition Réformé pour problèmes psychiques. Plat polynésien de consistance pâteuse à semi-fluide, mélange de plusieurs fruits ou légumes.

Where the eye mixes P4 and poi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. P4 runs 1 letters (C) against poi's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

2 ch
P4
3 ch
poi

Look-alike desk: P4 vs poi

A purely visual mix-up. P4 (\pe.katʁ\) and poi (\pɔj\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

P4 is recorded at frequency rank #46,332, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.katʁ\. poi is at rank #40,426, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔj\.

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 86758, this pair ranks #9,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of P4 vs poi

Shared letters: p. Private to "P4": -. Private to "poi": io.

"P4" · 1 letters · shape C  ·  "poi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "P4" and "poi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\pe.katʁ\ versus \pɔj\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "P4" vs "poi" - which ranks higher?
"poi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,426 in our French list, against #46,332 for "P4". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "P4" and "poi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "P4" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "poi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "P4" and "poi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "P4 vs pio". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #9,210 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list