Which to use
“poupées” and “poussés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,537
- “poupées” frequency rank
- #16,213
- “poussés” frequency rank
- 30750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poupées | poussés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poupée. | Pluriel de poussé. |
Where the eye mixes poupées and poussés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. poupées (CVVCVVC) and poussés (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: poupées vs poussés
A purely visual mix-up. poupées (\pu.pe\) and poussés (\pu.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poupées is recorded at frequency rank #14,537, classified as anoun, pronounced \pu.pe\. poussés is at rank #16,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pu.se\.
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 30750, this pair ranks #308,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poupées vs poussés
Shared letters: opsué. Private to "poupées": e. Private to "poussés": -.
"poupées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "poussés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poupées" and "poussés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "poupées" or "poussés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "poupées" and "poussés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poupées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poussés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poupées" and "poussés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poupées vs pourpres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #308,230 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.