Which to use
“pommes” and “pommiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,599
- “pommes” frequency rank
- #34,677
- “pommiers” frequency rank
- 39276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pommes | pommiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pomme. | Pluriel de pommier. |
Where the eye mixes pommes and pommiers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pommes and pommiers
A purely visual mix-up. pommes (\pɔm\) and pommiers (\pɔ.mje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pommes is recorded at frequency rank #4,599, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔm\. pommiers is at rank #34,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔ.mje\.
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 39276, this pair ranks #249,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pommes vs pommiers
Shared letters: emops. Private to "pommes": -. Private to "pommiers": ir.
"pommes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pommiers" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pommes" for "pommiers" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pommes" or "pommiers"?
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 "pommes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pommiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pommes" and "pommiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pamiers vs pommiers". 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 #249,197 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.