Which to use
“pigeon” and “pognon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,634
- “pigeon” frequency rank
- #15,460
- “pognon” frequency rank
- 27094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pigeon | pognon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oiseau de la famille des columbidés vivant en plaine et dans les villes, et se nourrissant principalement de graines. | Argent, monnaie. |
Where the eye mixes pigeon and pognon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pigeon vs pognon
A purely visual mix-up. pigeon (\pi.ʒɔ̃\) and pognon (\pɔ.ɲɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pigeon is recorded at frequency rank #11,634, classified as anoun, pronounced \pi.ʒɔ̃\. pognon is at rank #15,460, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔ.ɲɔ̃\.
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 27094, this pair ranks #331,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pigeon vs pognon
Shared letters: gnop. Private to "pigeon": ei. Private to "pognon": -.
"pigeon" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "pognon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pigeon" and "pognon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pigeon" vs "pognon" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pigeon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pognon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pigeon" and "pognon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pognon vs pogo". 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 #331,123 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.