Which to use
“pores” and “progrès” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,082
- “pores” frequency rank
- #2,442
- “progrès” frequency rank
- 27524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pores | progrès |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pore. | Mouvement en avant de la civilisation, en général ou dans un de ses domaines particuliers. |
Where the eye mixes pores and progrès
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pores runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against progrès's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pores with progrès
A purely visual mix-up. pores (\pɔʁ\) and progrès (\pʁɔ.ɡʁɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pores is recorded at frequency rank #25,082, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁ\. progrès is at rank #2,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.ɡʁɛ\.
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 27524, this pair ranks #328,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pores vs progrès
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "pores": e. Private to "progrès": gè.
"pores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "progrès" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pores ← opres · poers · poress · porres · ppores
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pores" for "progrès" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pores" or "progrès"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "progrès" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pores" and "progrès" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pores vs prep". 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 #328,414 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.