Which to use
“poids” and “potins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,071
- “poids” frequency rank
- #32,124
- “potins” frequency rank
- 33195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poids | potins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Force exercée par la pesanteur ; force qui attire les objets vers le sol. | Pluriel de potin. |
Where the eye mixes poids and potins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses poids with potins
A purely visual mix-up. poids (\pwa\) and potins (\pɔ.tɛ̃\) 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 33195, 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\. potins is at rank #32,124, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔ.tɛ̃\.
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 33195, this pair ranks #292,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poids vs potins
Shared letters: iops. Private to "poids": d. Private to "potins": nt.
"poids" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "potins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poids" for "potins" ever safe?
Frequency check: "poids" vs "potins" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "poids" and "potins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poids" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "potins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poids" and "potins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "potiers vs potins". 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 #292,250 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.