Which to use
“pondu” and “poney” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,311
- “pondu” frequency rank
- #15,461
- “poney” frequency rank
- 45772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pondu | poney |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feuille de manioc | Cheval de petite taille (adulte moins de 1,49 m de hauteur au garrot), au trot rapide et sec, servant maintenant surtout pour l'agrément, souvent cheval de loisir, cheval de selle ou cheval polyvalent. |
Where the eye mixes pondu and poney
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pondu (CVCCV) and poney (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between pondu and poney
A purely visual mix-up. pondu (\pɔn.dy\) and poney (\pɔ.nɛ\) 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 45772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pondu is recorded at frequency rank #30,311, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔn.dy\. poney is at rank #15,461, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔ.nɛ\.
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 45772, this pair ranks #200,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pondu vs poney
Shared letters: nop. Private to "pondu": du. Private to "poney": ey.
"pondu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poney" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pondu" and "poney" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pondu" or "poney"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pondu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poney" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pondu" and "poney" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pon vs pondu". 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 #200,157 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.