Which to use
“pourri” is an adjective and “pourvoi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,227
- “pourri” frequency rank
- #26,479
- “pourvoi” frequency rank
- 32706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pourri | pourvoi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ou Qui est en état de pourriture ou de corruption. | Recours à une juridiction supérieure, contre un arrêt rendu. |
Where the eye mixes pourri and pourvoi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pourri runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against pourvoi's 7 (CVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pourri vs pourvoi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pourri is \pu.ʁi\ while pourvoi is \puʁ.vwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pourri is recorded at frequency rank #6,227, classified as anadj, pronounced \pu.ʁi\. pourvoi is at rank #26,479, tagged as anoun, pronounced \puʁ.vwa\.
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 32706, this pair ranks #295,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pourri vs pourvoi
Shared letters: iopru. Private to "pourri": -. Private to "pourvoi": v.
"pourri" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "pourvoi" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pourri" for "pourvoi" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "pourri" or "pourvoi" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pourri" and "pourvoi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pourri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pourvoi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pourri" and "pourvoi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pourvoi vs pourvue". 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 #295,477 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.