Which to use
“poussés” and “poussins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,213
- “poussés” frequency rank
- #23,318
- “poussins” frequency rank
- 39531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poussés | poussins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poussé. | Pluriel de poussin. |
Where the eye mixes poussés and poussins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. poussés runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against poussins's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: poussés vs poussins
A purely visual mix-up. poussés (\pu.se\) and poussins (\pu.sɛ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poussés is recorded at frequency rank #16,213, classified as anoun, 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 39531, this pair ranks #247,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poussés vs poussins
Shared letters: opsu. Private to "poussés": é. Private to "poussins": in.
"poussés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "poussins" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poussins ← opussins · posusins · pousins · pousisns · poussinns · poussinss · poussisn · poussnis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poussés" and "poussins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "poussés" vs "poussins" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "poussés" 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 #247,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poussés" and "poussins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poulains vs poussins". 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 #247,259 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.