Which to use
“poussa” and “poussez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,480
- “poussa” frequency rank
- #27,916
- “poussez” frequency rank
- 54396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poussa | poussez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de pousser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de pousser. |
Where the eye mixes poussa and poussez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. poussa runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against poussez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses poussa with poussez
A purely visual mix-up. poussa (\pu.sa\) and poussez (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poussa is recorded at frequency rank #26,480, classified as averb, pronounced \pu.sa\. poussez is at rank #27,916, tagged as averb, 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 54396, this pair ranks #134,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poussa vs poussez
Shared letters: opsu. Private to "poussa": a. Private to "poussez": ez.
"poussa" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "poussez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poussa" and "poussez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "poussa" vs "poussez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "poussa" and "poussez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poussa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poussez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poussa" and "poussez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poussez vs pressez". 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 #134,316 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.