# pales vs potes

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### pales
*noun · IPA \pal\ · frequency rank #35,628*
Pluriel de pale.

### potes
*noun · IPA \pɔt\ · frequency rank #3,488*
Pluriel de pote.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/pales-vs-potes