Which to use
“pondéré” is an adjective and “pondre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,944
- “pondéré” frequency rank
- #22,035
- “pondre” frequency rank
- 61979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pondéré | pondre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | D'un caractère bien équilibré, mesuré, modéré dans ses gestes ou ses propos. | Faire, déposer un ou des œufs. |
Where the eye mixes pondéré and pondre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pondéré runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pondre's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pondéré with pondre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pondéré is \pɔ̃.de.ʁe\ while pondre is \pɔ̃dʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pondéré is recorded at frequency rank #39,944, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɔ̃.de.ʁe\. pondre is at rank #22,035, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɔ̃dʁ\.
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 61979, this pair ranks #89,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pondéré vs pondre
Shared letters: dnopr. Private to "pondéré": é. Private to "pondre": e.
"pondéré" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pondre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pondre ← opndre · pnodre · podnre · ponddre · ponder · pondrre · ponndre · ponrde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pondéré" for "pondre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pondéré" or "pondre"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pondéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pondre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pondéré" and "pondre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pondéré vs pondérée". 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 #89,463 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.