Which to use
“pds” and “poids” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,931
- “pds” frequency rank
- #1,071
- “poids” frequency rank
- 41002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pds | poids |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pd. | Force exercée par la pesanteur ; force qui attire les objets vers le sol. |
Where the eye mixes pds and poids
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pds runs 3 letters (CCC) against poids's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pds and poids
A purely visual mix-up. pds (\pje\) and poids (\pwa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pds is recorded at frequency rank #39,931, classified as anoun, pronounced \pje\. poids is at rank #1,071, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pwa\.
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 41002, this pair ranks #236,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pds vs poids
Shared letters: dps. Private to "pds": -. Private to "poids": io.
"pds" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "poids" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poids ← opids · piods · podis · poidds · poidss · poisd · ppoids
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pds" and "poids" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pds" vs "poids" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pds" and "poids" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poids" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pds" and "poids" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pds vs pio". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #236,320 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.