Which to use
“poucet” and “pourcent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,428
- “poucet” frequency rank
- #40,429
- “pourcent” frequency rank
- 80857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poucet | pourcent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit enfant. | Partie sur cent. Le symbole est ‹ % ›. |
Where the eye mixes poucet and pourcent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. poucet runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against pourcent's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses poucet with pourcent
A purely visual mix-up. poucet (\pu.sɛ\) and pourcent (\puʁ.sɑ̃\) 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 80857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poucet is recorded at frequency rank #40,428, classified as anoun, pronounced \pu.sɛ\. pourcent is at rank #40,429, tagged as anoun, pronounced \puʁ.sɑ̃\.
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 80857, this pair ranks #19,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of poucet vs pourcent
Shared letters: ceoptu. Private to "poucet": -. Private to "pourcent": nr.
"poucet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "pourcent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poucet" for "pourcent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "poucet" vs "pourcent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "poucet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pourcent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poucet" and "pourcent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs poucet". 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 #19,971 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.