Which to use
“pouces” and “poutres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,126
- “pouces” frequency rank
- #18,024
- “poutres” frequency rank
- 24150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pouces | poutres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pouce. | Pluriel de poutre. |
Where the eye mixes pouces and poutres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pouces and poutres
A purely visual mix-up. pouces (\pus\) and poutres (\putʁ\) 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 24150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pouces is recorded at frequency rank #6,126, classified as anoun, pronounced \pus\. poutres is at rank #18,024, tagged as anoun, pronounced \putʁ\.
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 24150, this pair ranks #348,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pouces vs poutres
Shared letters: eopsu. Private to "pouces": c. Private to "poutres": rt.
"pouces" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "poutres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pouces" and "poutres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pouces" or "poutres"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pouces" and "poutres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pouces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poutres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pouces" and "poutres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pourpres vs poutres". 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 #348,286 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.