Which to use
“pois” is a noun and “pti” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,891
- “pois” frequency rank
- #34,701
- “pti” frequency rank
- 44592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pois | pti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chacune des graines, de forme ronde, et enfermées dans une cosse verte, d’une espèce de fabacée (légumineuse) papilionacée. | Petit. |
Letter map: pois vs pti
Shared letters muted; letters that set pois and pti apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - pois and pti
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pois is anoun and ptianadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44592, 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\. pti is at rank #34,701, tagged as anadj.
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 44592, this pair ranks #209,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pois vs pti
Shared letters: ip. Private to "pois": os. Private to "pti": t.
"pois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "pti" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pois ← opis · pios · poiss · posi · ppois
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pois" and "pti" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pois" vs "pti" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "pois" and "pti". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pois" and "pti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs pti". 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 #209,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.