Which to use
“poids” and “ports” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,071
- “poids” frequency rank
- #6,642
- “ports” frequency rank
- 7713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poids | ports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Force exercée par la pesanteur ; force qui attire les objets vers le sol. | Pluriel de port. |
Where the eye mixes poids and ports
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between poids and ports
A purely visual mix-up. poids (\pwa\) and ports (\pɔʁ\) 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 7713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poids is recorded at frequency rank #1,071, classified as anoun, pronounced \pwa\. ports is at rank #6,642, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁ\.
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 7713, this pair ranks #422,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poids vs ports
Shared letters: ops. Private to "poids": di. Private to "ports": rt.
"poids" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "ports" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poids" and "ports" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "poids" vs "ports" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "poids" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poids" and "ports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perfs vs ports". 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 #422,348 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.