pousséesvspousserWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: poussées is a adjective, pousser is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“poussées” is an adjective and “pousser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,705
“poussées” frequency rank
#2,892
“pousser” frequency rank
19597
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature poussées pousser
Definition Féminin pluriel de poussé. Faire pression contre quelqu’un ou contre quelque chose, pour le déplacer ou l’ôter de sa place.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set poussées and pousser apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
poussées
7 ch
pousser

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: poussées and pousser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pu.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

poussées is recorded at frequency rank #16,705, classified as anadj, pronounced \pu.se\. pousser is at rank #2,892, 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 19597, this pair ranks #372,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of poussées vs pousser

Shared letters: eopsu. Private to "poussées": é. Private to "pousser": r.

"poussées" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC  ·  "pousser" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pousseropusser · posuser · pouser · pousesr · pousserr · poussre · ppousser · puosser

Frequency comparison

poussées#16,705
pousser#2,892

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "poussées" and "pousser" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "poussées" is an adjective and "pousser" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "poussées" or "pousser"?
"pousser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,892 in our French list, against #16,705 for "poussées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering poussées vs pousser

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “poussées”; for a verb, it's “pousser”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “poussées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list