Which to use
“pètes” and “portés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,737
- “pètes” frequency rank
- #7,742
- “portés” frequency rank
- 56479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pètes | portés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pète. | Pluriel de porté. |
Where the eye mixes pètes and portés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pètes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against portés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pètes with portés
A purely visual mix-up. pètes (\pɛt\) and portés (\pɔʁ.te\) 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 56479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pètes is recorded at frequency rank #48,737, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛt\. portés is at rank #7,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁ.te\.
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 56479, this pair ranks #120,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pètes vs portés
Shared letters: pst. Private to "pètes": eè. Private to "portés": oré.
"pètes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "portés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pètes" for "portés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pètes" vs "portés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pètes" and "portés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pètes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pètes" and "portés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs pètes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #120,877 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.