Which to use
“poids” and “potes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,071
- “poids” frequency rank
- #3,488
- “potes” frequency rank
- 4559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poids | potes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Force exercée par la pesanteur ; force qui attire les objets vers le sol. | Pluriel de pote. |
Where the eye mixes poids and potes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between poids and potes
A purely visual mix-up. poids (\pwa\) and potes (\pɔt\) 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 4559, 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\. potes is at rank #3,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔt\.
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 4559, this pair ranks #431,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poids vs potes
Shared letters: ops. Private to "poids": di. Private to "potes": et.
"poids" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "potes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poids" and "potes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "poids" or "potes" show up more?
What to do next
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 "potes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #431,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poids" and "potes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs potes". 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 #431,305 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.