Which to use
“potes” and “pts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,488
- “potes” frequency rank
- #13,041
- “pts” frequency rank
- 16529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | potes | pts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pote. | Pluriel de pᵗ. |
Where the eye mixes potes and pts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: potes vs pts
A purely visual mix-up. potes (\pɔt\) and pts (\pɔ̃\) 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 16529, 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\. pts is at rank #13,041, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔ̃\.
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 16529, this pair ranks #387,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of potes vs pts
Shared letters: pst. Private to "potes": eo. Private to "pts": -.
"potes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pts" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- potes ← optes · poets · potess · pottes · ppotes · ptoes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "potes" for "pts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "potes" vs "pts" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "potes" and "pts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "potes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #387,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "potes" and "pts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs pts". 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 #387,416 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.