Which to use
“poigne” and “poignets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,255
- “poigne” frequency rank
- #18,284
- “poignets” frequency rank
- 52539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poigne | poignets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La force du poignet. | Pluriel de poignet. |
Where the eye mixes poigne and poignets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. poigne runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against poignets's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses poigne with poignets
A purely visual mix-up. poigne (\pwaɲ\) and poignets (\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 2 extra letter(s) - “poigne” sits inside “poignets”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52539, 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\. poignets is at rank #18,284, 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 52539, this pair ranks #147,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poigne vs poignets
Shared letters: eginop. Private to "poigne": -. Private to "poignets": st.
"poigne" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "poignets" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poigne" for "poignets" ever safe?
Frequency check: "poigne" vs "poignets" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "poigne" and "poignets" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poignets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poigne" and "poignets" 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 #147,041 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.