Which to use
“pool” and “prog” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,792
- “pool” frequency rank
- #30,751
- “prog” frequency rank
- 48543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pool | prog |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble de choses, d'êtres, de personnes, pouvant être considéré comme agissant de façon cohérente. | Programmation. |
Where the eye mixes pool and prog
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pool (CVVC) and prog (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: pool vs prog
A purely visual mix-up. pool (\pul\) and prog (\pʁɔɡ\) 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 48543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pool is recorded at frequency rank #17,792, classified as anoun, pronounced \pul\. prog is at rank #30,751, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔɡ\.
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 48543, this pair ranks #178,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pool vs prog
Shared letters: op. Private to "pool": l. Private to "prog": gr.
"pool" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "prog" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pool" for "prog" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pool" or "prog"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pool" and "prog" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pool" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prog" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pool" and "prog" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs prog". 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 #178,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.