Which to use
“pisser” and “puisses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,048
- “pisser” frequency rank
- #14,337
- “puisses” frequency rank
- 24385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pisser | puisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Uriner. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de pouvoir. |
Where the eye mixes pisser and puisses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pisser vs puisses
A purely visual mix-up. pisser (\pi.se\) and puisses (\pɥis\) 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 24385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pisser is recorded at frequency rank #10,048, classified as averb, pronounced \pi.se\. 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 24385, this pair ranks #346,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pisser vs puisses
Shared letters: eips. Private to "pisser": r. Private to "puisses": u.
"pisser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "puisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pisser" and "puisses" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pisser" or "puisses"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pisser" 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 #346,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pisser" 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 #346,909 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.