# paper vs papoter

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### paper
*noun · IPA \ˈpeɪ̯.pə(ɹ)\ · frequency rank #22,640*
Papier.

### papoter
*verb · IPA \pa.pɔ.te\ · frequency rank #36,083*
Bavarder, discuter de choses futiles.

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