Which to use
“poisons” and “poisson” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,912
- “poisons” frequency rank
- #2,589
- “poisson” frequency rank
- 32501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poisons | poisson |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poison. | Animal possédant un squelette, généralement ovipare (mais parfois ovovivipare ou vivipare), vivant dans l’eau, et respirant généralement par des branchies (bien que certaines espèces aient des systèmes de respiration aérienne complémentaire, comme les poumons des dipneustes ou le labyrinthe des anabantidés). |
Where the eye mixes poisons and poisson
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: poisons vs poisson
A purely visual mix-up. poisons (\pwa.zɔ̃\) and poisson (\pwa.sɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poisons is recorded at frequency rank #29,912, classified as anoun, pronounced \pwa.zɔ̃\. poisson is at rank #2,589, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pwa.sɔ̃\.
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 32501, this pair ranks #296,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poisons vs poisson
Shared letters: inops. Private to "poisons": -. Private to "poisson": -.
"poisons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "poisson" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poisons" and "poisson" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "poisons" or "poisson"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "poisons" and "poisson" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poisons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poisson" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poisons" and "poisson" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poisons vs potions". 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 #296,845 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.