Which to use
“ponction” and “position” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,696
- “ponction” frequency rank
- #709
- “position” frequency rank
- 29405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ponction | position |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opération par laquelle on évacue les liquides épanchés dans quelque partie du corps, en y faisant une ouverture. | Situation dans une structure, place dans un ensemble de coordonnées ; lieu, point où une chose est placée, situation. |
Where the eye mixes ponction and position
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ponction vs position
A purely visual mix-up. ponction (\pɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\) and position (\po.zi.sjɔ̃\) 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 29405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ponction is recorded at frequency rank #28,696, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\. position is at rank #709, tagged as anoun, pronounced \po.zi.sjɔ̃\.
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 29405, this pair ranks #316,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ponction vs position
Shared letters: inopt. Private to "ponction": c. Private to "position": s.
"ponction" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "position" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ponction" and "position" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ponction" or "position" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ponction" and "position" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ponction" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "position" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ponction" and "position" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ponction vs ponton". 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 #316,887 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.