Which to use
“potes” and “potter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,488
- “potes” frequency rank
- #8,014
- “potter” frequency rank
- 11502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | potes | potter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pote. | Potier. |
Where the eye mixes potes and potter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses potes with potter
A purely visual mix-up. potes (\pɔt\) and potter (\ˈpɒt.əʳ\) 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 11502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
potes is recorded at frequency rank #3,488, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔt\. potter is at rank #8,014, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈpɒt.əʳ\.
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 11502, this pair ranks #408,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of potes vs potter
Shared letters: eopt. Private to "potes": s. Private to "potter": r.
"potes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "potter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "potes" for "potter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "potes" or "potter"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "potes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "potter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "potes" and "potter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs potter". 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 #408,897 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.