Which to use
“poids” and “POS” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,071
- “poids” frequency rank
- #23,984
- “POS” frequency rank
- 25055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poids | POS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Force exercée par la pesanteur ; force qui attire les objets vers le sol. | Document d’urbanisme représentant zone par zone la vocation d’utilisation du sol et l’ensemble des contraintes administratives réglementant cette utilisation. |
Where the eye mixes poids and POS
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between poids and POS
A purely visual mix-up. poids (\pwa\) and POS (\pɔs\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25055, 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\. POS is at rank #23,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔs\.
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 25055, this pair ranks #343,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poids vs POS
Shared letters: ops. Private to "poids": di. Private to "POS": -.
"poids" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "POS" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poids ← opids · piods · podis · poidds · poidss · poisd · ppoids
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poids" for "POS" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "poids" or "POS" show up more?
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 "poids" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "POS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poids" and "POS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs POS". 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 #343,059 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.