# poor vs poux

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### poor
*adjective · IPA \ˈpʊɹ\ · frequency rank #37,976*
Pauvre, indigent.

### poux
*noun · IPA \pu\ · frequency rank #19,111*
Pluriel de pou.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/poor-vs-poux