Which to use
“poussées” is an adjective and “poussins” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,705
- “poussées” frequency rank
- #23,318
- “poussins” frequency rank
- 40023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poussées | poussins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de poussé. | Pluriel de poussin. |
Where the eye mixes poussées and poussins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. poussées (CVVCCVVC) and poussins (CVVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between poussées and poussins
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: poussées is \pu.se\ while poussins is \pu.sɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40023, 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\. poussins is at rank #23,318, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pu.sɛ̃\.
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 40023, this pair ranks #243,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poussées vs poussins
Shared letters: opsu. Private to "poussées": eé. Private to "poussins": in.
"poussées" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "poussins" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poussins ← opussins · posusins · pousins · pousisns · poussinns · poussinss · poussisn · poussnis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poussées" and "poussins" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "poussées" or "poussins" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "poussées" and "poussins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poussées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poussins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poussées" and "poussins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poussées vs pressées". 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 #243,602 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.