Which to use
“plots” and “puits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,529
- “plots” frequency rank
- #5,282
- “puits” frequency rank
- 47811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plots | puits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de plot. | Trou qui s’enfonce dans le sol pour tirer de l’eau, du pétrole, du gaz naturel, ou tout autre fluide qui se trouve en profondeur. |
Where the eye mixes plots and puits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses plots with puits
A purely visual mix-up. plots (\plo\) and puits (\pɥi\) 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 47811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plots is recorded at frequency rank #42,529, classified as anoun, pronounced \plo\. puits is at rank #5,282, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɥi\.
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 47811, this pair ranks #183,963 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plots vs puits
Shared letters: pst. Private to "plots": lo. Private to "puits": iu.
"plots" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "puits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plots" and "puits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "plots" or "puits"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "plots" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,963 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plots" and "puits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pivots vs plots". 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 #183,963 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.