# pote vs poteau

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### pote
*noun · IPA \pɔt\ · frequency rank #2,294*
Copain (copine), ami(e).

### poteau
*noun · IPA \pɔ.to\ · frequency rank #7,218*
Pièce de bois de charpente, posée debout.

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