Which to use
“pogo” and “poil” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,112
- “pogo” frequency rank
- #4,432
- “poil” frequency rank
- 52544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pogo | poil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Danse et bousculade lors de concerts de rock où tout le monde saute et se pousse les uns contre les autres. | Filet délié qui croît sur la peau de la plupart des mammifères et à certains endroits du corps humain. |
Where the eye mixes pogo and poil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pogo (CVCV) and poil (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between pogo and poil
A purely visual mix-up. pogo (\po.ɡo\) and poil (\pwal\) 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 52544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pogo is recorded at frequency rank #48,112, classified as anoun, pronounced \po.ɡo\. poil is at rank #4,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pwal\.
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 52544, this pair ranks #147,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pogo vs poil
Shared letters: op. Private to "pogo": g. Private to "poil": il.
"pogo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "poil" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pogo" and "poil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pogo" or "poil"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pogo" and "poil" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pogo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pogo" and "poil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio 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 #147,008 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.