Which to use
“poigne” and “poignet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,255
- “poigne” frequency rank
- #9,723
- “poignet” frequency rank
- 43978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poigne | poignet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La force du poignet. | Articulation par laquelle l’avant-bras se joint à la main. |
Where the eye mixes poigne and poignet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. poigne runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against poignet's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: poigne vs poignet
A purely visual mix-up. poigne (\pwaɲ\) and poignet (\pwa.ɲɛ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “poigne” sits inside “poignet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poigne is recorded at frequency rank #34,255, classified as anoun, pronounced \pwaɲ\. poignet is at rank #9,723, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pwa.ɲɛ\.
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 43978, this pair ranks #213,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poigne vs poignet
Shared letters: eginop. Private to "poigne": -. Private to "poignet": t.
"poigne" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "poignet" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poigne" and "poignet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "poigne" or "poignet"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "poigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poignet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poigne" and "poignet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plaigne vs poigne". 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 #213,957 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.