Which to use
“perte” and “pote” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,418
- “perte” frequency rank
- #2,294
- “pote” frequency rank
- 3712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perte | pote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Privation de quelque chose de précieux, d’agréable, de commode, qu’on avait. | Copain (copine), ami(e). |
Where the eye mixes perte and pote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perte with pote
A purely visual mix-up. perte (\pɛʁt\) and pote (\pɔt\) 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 3712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perte is recorded at frequency rank #1,418, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁt\. pote is at rank #2,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔt\.
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 3712, this pair ranks #433,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perte vs pote
Shared letters: ept. Private to "perte": r. Private to "pote": o.
"perte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perte" and "pote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "perte" or "pote" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #433,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perte" and "pote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs pote". 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 #433,371 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.