Which to use
“poussée” and “poussette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,802
- “poussée” frequency rank
- #20,245
- “poussette” frequency rank
- 26047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poussée | poussette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de pousser. | Nom de divers jeux d’enfants. |
Where the eye mixes poussée and poussette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. poussée runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) against poussette's 9 (CVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses poussée with poussette
A purely visual mix-up. poussée (\pu.se\) and poussette (\pu.sɛt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26047, 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\. poussette is at rank #20,245, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pu.sɛt\.
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 26047, this pair ranks #337,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poussée vs poussette
Shared letters: eopsu. Private to "poussée": é. Private to "poussette": t.
"poussée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "poussette" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- poussette ← opussette · posusette · pousestte · pousette · poussete · poussetet · pousstete · ppoussette
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poussée" and "poussette" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "poussée" or "poussette"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "poussée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poussette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poussée" and "poussette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poussette vs poussettes". 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 #337,425 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.