Which to use
“poings” and “poires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,210
- “poings” frequency rank
- #23,649
- “poires” frequency rank
- 38859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poings | poires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poing. | Pluriel de poire. |
Where the eye mixes poings and poires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. poings (CVVCCC) and poires (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: poings vs poires
A purely visual mix-up. poings (\pwɛ̃\) and poires (\pwaʁ\) 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 38859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poings is recorded at frequency rank #15,210, classified as anoun, pronounced \pwɛ̃\. poires is at rank #23,649, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pwaʁ\.
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 38859, this pair ranks #252,304 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poings vs poires
Shared letters: iops. Private to "poings": gn. Private to "poires": er.
"poings" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "poires" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poings" and "poires" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "poings" vs "poires" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "poings" and "poires" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poings" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,304 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poings" and "poires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poilues vs poires". 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 #252,304 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.