# phu vs poux

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### phu
*noun · IPA \fy\ · frequency rank #44,093*
Nom de la valériane phu.

### poux
*noun · IPA \pu\ · frequency rank #19,111*
Pluriel de pou.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/phu-vs-poux