Which to use
“pondu” and “ponte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,311
- “pondu” frequency rank
- #18,831
- “ponte” frequency rank
- 49142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pondu | ponte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feuille de manioc | Action de pondre, pondaison. |
Where the eye mixes pondu and ponte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pondu and ponte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pondu vs ponte
A purely visual mix-up. pondu (\pɔn.dy\) and ponte (\pɔ̃t\) 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 49142, 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\. ponte is at rank #18,831, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔ̃t\.
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 49142, this pair ranks #173,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pondu vs ponte
Shared letters: nop. Private to "pondu": du. Private to "ponte": et.
"pondu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ponte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pondu" for "ponte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pondu" vs "ponte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "ponte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pondu" and "ponte" 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 #173,116 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.