Which to use
“poker” and “potes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,441
- “poker” frequency rank
- #3,488
- “potes” frequency rank
- 11929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poker | potes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu de cartes où chaque joueur doit former la meilleure combinaison possible de cinq cartes, selon la hiérarchie des mains de poker. | Pluriel de pote. |
Where the eye mixes poker and potes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between poker and potes
A purely visual mix-up. poker (\pɔ.kɛʁ\) and potes (\pɔt\) 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 11929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poker is recorded at frequency rank #8,441, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔ.kɛʁ\. potes is at rank #3,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔt\.
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 11929, this pair ranks #407,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poker vs potes
Shared letters: eop. Private to "poker": kr. Private to "potes": st.
"poker" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "potes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poker" for "potes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "poker" or "potes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "poker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "potes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poker" and "potes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peler vs poker". 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 #407,222 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.