Which to use
“pon” and “poux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,075
- “pon” frequency rank
- #19,111
- “poux” frequency rank
- 62186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pon | poux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pont. | Pluriel de pou. |
Letter map: pon vs poux
Shared letters muted; letters that set pon and poux apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: pon and poux
pon and poux are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pon is recorded at frequency rank #43,075, classified as anoun. poux is at rank #19,111, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pu\.
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 62186, this pair ranks #88,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pon vs poux
Shared letters: op. Private to "pon": n. Private to "poux": ux.
"pon" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "poux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poux ← opux · pouxx · poxu · ppoux · puox
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pon" and "poux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pon" vs "poux" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "pon" vs "poux" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pon" and "poux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs pon". 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 #88,409 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.