Which to use
“poussées” is an adjective and “poussez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,705
- “poussées” frequency rank
- #27,916
- “poussez” frequency rank
- 44621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poussées | poussez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de poussé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de pousser. |
Same sound, different letters: poussées vs poussez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. poussées runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against poussez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - poussées / poussez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: poussées and poussez 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 44621, 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\. 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 44621, this pair ranks #209,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poussées vs poussez
Shared letters: eopsu. Private to "poussées": é. Private to "poussez": z.
"poussées" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "poussez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poussez ← opussez · posusez · pousesz · pousez · poussezz · poussze · ppoussez · puossez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poussées" and "poussez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "poussées" vs "poussez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "poussez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poussées" 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 #209,076 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.