# poilu vs poing

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### poilu
*adjective · IPA \pwa.ly\ · frequency rank #22,651*
Qui est velu, couvert de poils.

### poing
*noun · IPA \pwɛ̃\ · frequency rank #6,541*
Main fermée.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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