Which to use
“poker” is a noun and “prier” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,441
- “poker” frequency rank
- #6,009
- “prier” frequency rank
- 14450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poker | prier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu de cartes où chaque joueur doit former la meilleure combinaison possible de cinq cartes, selon la hiérarchie des mains de poker. | Adorer la divinité en lui demandant une grâce, en la remerciant d’une grâce. |
Where the eye mixes poker and prier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses poker with prier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: poker is \pɔ.kɛʁ\ while prier is \pʁi.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14450, 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\. prier is at rank #6,009, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁi.je\.
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 14450, this pair ranks #396,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poker vs prier
Shared letters: epr. Private to "poker": ko. Private to "prier": i.
"poker" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "prier" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poker" and "prier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "poker" or "prier" show up more?
What to do next
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 "prier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poker" and "prier" 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 #396,597 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.