Which to use
“poi” and “poing” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,426
- “poi” frequency rank
- #6,541
- “poing” frequency rank
- 46967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poi | poing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plat polynésien de consistance pâteuse à semi-fluide, mélange de plusieurs fruits ou légumes. | Main fermée. |
Where the eye mixes poi and poing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. poi runs 3 letters (CVV) against poing's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses poi with poing
A purely visual mix-up. poi (\pɔj\) and poing (\pwɛ̃\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “poi” sits inside “poing”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poi is recorded at frequency rank #40,426, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔj\. poing is at rank #6,541, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pwɛ̃\.
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 46967, this pair ranks #190,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poi vs poing
Shared letters: iop. Private to "poi": -. Private to "poing": gn.
"poi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "poing" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poing ← oping · piong · poign · poingg · poinng · ponig · ppoing
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poi" and "poing" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "poi" vs "poing" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "poi" and "poing" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poi" and "poing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs poi". 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 #190,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.