Which to use
“poi” and “puit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,426
- “poi” frequency rank
- #41,476
- “puit” frequency rank
- 81902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poi | puit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plat polynésien de consistance pâteuse à semi-fluide, mélange de plusieurs fruits ou légumes. | Variante orthographique de puits. |
Where the eye mixes poi and puit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. poi runs 3 letters (CVV) against puit's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: poi vs puit
A purely visual mix-up. poi (\pɔj\) and puit (\pɥi\) 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 81902, 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\. puit is at rank #41,476, 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 81902, this pair ranks #17,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of poi vs puit
Shared letters: ip. Private to "poi": o. Private to "puit": tu.
"poi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "puit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- puit ← piut · ppuit · puitt · puti · upit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poi" and "puit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "poi" or "puit"?
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 "poi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poi" and "puit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs puit". 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 #17,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.