Which to use
“points” and “pots” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #494
- “points” frequency rank
- #8,442
- “pots” frequency rank
- 8936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | points | pots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de point. | Pluriel de pot. |
Where the eye mixes points and pots
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: points vs pots
A purely visual mix-up. points (\pwɛ̃\) and pots (\po\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
points is recorded at frequency rank #494, classified as anoun, pronounced \pwɛ̃\. pots is at rank #8,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced \po\.
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 8936, this pair ranks #418,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of points vs pots
Shared letters: opst. Private to "points": in. Private to "pots": -.
"points" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "pots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "points" for "pots" ever safe?
Which is more common, "points" or "pots"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "points" and "pots" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "points" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "points" and "pots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pivots vs pots". 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 #418,354 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.