Which to use
“poussées” is an adjective and “poussés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,705
- “poussées” frequency rank
- #16,213
- “poussés” frequency rank
- 32918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poussées | poussés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de poussé. | Pluriel de poussé. |
Same sound, different letters: poussées vs poussés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. poussées runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against poussés's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: poussées vs poussés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: poussées and poussés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pu.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, 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 32918, 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\. poussés is at rank #16,213, tagged as anoun, 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 32918, this pair ranks #294,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poussées vs poussés
Shared letters: opsué. Private to "poussées": e. Private to "poussés": -.
"poussées" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "poussés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poussées" and "poussés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "poussées" vs "poussés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "poussées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poussés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poussées" and "poussés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poussées vs pressées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #294,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.