Which to use
“ponte” and “potes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,831
- “ponte” frequency rank
- #3,488
- “potes” frequency rank
- 22319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ponte | potes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de pondre, pondaison. | Pluriel de pote. |
Where the eye mixes ponte and potes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ponte vs potes
A purely visual mix-up. ponte (\pɔ̃t\) and potes (\pɔt\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ponte is recorded at frequency rank #18,831, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔ̃t\. potes is at rank #3,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔt\.
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 22319, this pair ranks #358,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ponte vs potes
Shared letters: eopt. Private to "ponte": n. Private to "potes": s.
"ponte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "potes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ponte" and "potes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ponte" or "potes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ponte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "potes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ponte" and "potes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ponte vs pontet". 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 #358,641 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.