Which to use
“pois” and “pon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,891
- “pois” frequency rank
- #43,075
- “pon” frequency rank
- 52966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pois | pon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chacune des graines, de forme ronde, et enfermées dans une cosse verte, d’une espèce de fabacée (légumineuse) papilionacée. | Pont. |
Letter map: pois vs pon
Shared letters muted; letters that set pois and pon apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. pois runs 4 letters (CVVC) against pon's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: pois and pon
pois and pon are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pois is recorded at frequency rank #9,891, classified as anoun, pronounced \pwa\. pon is at rank #43,075, tagged as anoun.
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 52966, this pair ranks #144,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pois vs pon
Shared letters: op. Private to "pois": is. Private to "pon": n.
"pois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "pon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pois ← opis · pios · poiss · posi · ppois
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pois" and "pon" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pois" vs "pon" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "pois" vs "pon" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pois" and "pon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs pon". 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 #144,040 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.