Which to use
“pètes” and “potes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,737
- “pètes” frequency rank
- #3,488
- “potes” frequency rank
- 52225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pètes | potes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pète. | Pluriel de pote. |
Where the eye mixes pètes and potes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pètes vs potes
A purely visual mix-up. pètes (\pɛt\) and potes (\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 a single letter - è in “pètes” becomes o in “potes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52225, 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\. potes is at rank #3,488, 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 52225, this pair ranks #149,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pètes vs potes
Shared letters: epst. Private to "pètes": è. Private to "potes": o.
"pètes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "potes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- potes ← optes · poets · potess · pottes · ppotes · ptoes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pètes" for "potes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "pètes" or "potes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pètes" and "potes" 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 "potes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pètes" and "potes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs pètes". 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 #149,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.