Which to use
“portées” is an adjective and “poupées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,881
- “portées” frequency rank
- #14,537
- “poupées” frequency rank
- 22418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portées | poupées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de porté. | Pluriel de poupée. |
Where the eye mixes portées and poupées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. portées (CVCCVVC) and poupées (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between portées and poupées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: portées is \pɔʁ.te\ while poupées is \pu.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portées is recorded at frequency rank #7,881, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɔʁ.te\. poupées is at rank #14,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pu.pe\.
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 22418, this pair ranks #358,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of portées vs poupées
Shared letters: eopsé. Private to "portées": rt. Private to "poupées": u.
"portées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "poupées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "portées" and "poupées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "portées" or "poupées" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "portées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poupées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portées" and "poupées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poupées vs pourpres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #358,074 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.