Which to use
“poules” and “poulets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,882
- “poules” frequency rank
- #15,216
- “poulets” frequency rank
- 23098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poules | poulets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poule. | Pluriel de poulet. |
Where the eye mixes poules and poulets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: poules vs poulets
A purely visual mix-up. poules (\pul\) and poulets (\pu.lɛ\) 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 23098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poules is recorded at frequency rank #7,882, classified as anoun, pronounced \pul\. poulets is at rank #15,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pu.lɛ\.
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 23098, this pair ranks #354,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poules vs poulets
Shared letters: elopsu. Private to "poules": -. Private to "poulets": t.
"poules" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "poulets" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poules" and "poulets" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "poules" vs "poulets" - which ranks higher?
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 "poules" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poulets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poules" and "poulets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poilues vs poules". 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 #354,359 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.