Which to use
“Pisse” is a noun and “puisses” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,364
- “Pisse” frequency rank
- #14,337
- “puisses” frequency rank
- 23701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pisse | puisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pisse. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de pouvoir. |
Letter map: Pisse vs puisses
Shared letters muted; letters that set Pisse and puisses apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Pisse runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against puisses's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Pisse and puisses
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Pisse is anoun and puissesaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pisse is recorded at frequency rank #9,364, classified as anoun. puisses is at rank #14,337, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɥis\.
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 23701, this pair ranks #350,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pisse vs puisses
Shared letters: eips. Private to "Pisse": -. Private to "puisses": u.
"Pisse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "puisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pisse" and "puisses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Pisse" or "puisses" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "Pisse" vs "puisses" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pisse" and "puisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prisées vs puisses". 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 #350,948 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.