Which to use
“port” and “pot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,169
- “port” frequency rank
- #3,954
- “pot” frequency rank
- 5123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | port | pot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Havre côtier, refuge ou abri pour les bateaux les protégeant des vents et des tempêtes. | Vase de terre, verre, métal, plastique ou autre matière servant à divers usages. |
Where the eye mixes port and pot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: port vs pot
A purely visual mix-up. port (\pɔʁ\) and pot (\po\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
port is recorded at frequency rank #1,169, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁ\. pot is at rank #3,954, tagged as anoun, pronounced \po\.
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 5123, this pair ranks #429,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of port vs pot
Shared letters: opt. Private to "port": r. Private to "pot": -.
"port" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- port ← oprt · porrt · portt · potr · pport
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "port" for "pot" ever safe?
Frequency check: "port" vs "pot" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "port" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "port" and "pot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs pot". 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 #429,834 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.