Which to use
“poussée” is a noun and “poussées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,802
- “poussée” frequency rank
- #16,705
- “poussées” frequency rank
- 22507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poussée | poussées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de pousser. | Féminin pluriel de poussé. |
Same sound, different letters: poussée vs poussées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. poussée runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) against poussées's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: poussée vs poussées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: poussée and poussées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pu.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “poussée” sits inside “poussées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poussée is recorded at frequency rank #5,802, classified as anoun, pronounced \pu.se\. poussées is at rank #16,705, tagged as anadj, 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 22507, this pair ranks #357,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poussée vs poussées
Shared letters: eopsué. Private to "poussée": -. Private to "poussées": -.
"poussée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "poussées" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "poussée" / "poussées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "poussée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poussées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poussée" and "poussées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poussées vs pressées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #357,616 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.