Which to use
“poussés” and “prouesses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,213
- “poussés” frequency rank
- #25,088
- “prouesses” frequency rank
- 41301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poussés | prouesses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poussé. | Pluriel de prouesse. |
Where the eye mixes poussés and prouesses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. poussés runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against prouesses's 9 (CCVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between poussés and prouesses
A purely visual mix-up. poussés (\pu.se\) and prouesses (\pʁu.ɛs\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41301, 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\. prouesses is at rank #25,088, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁu.ɛs\.
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 41301, this pair ranks #234,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poussés vs prouesses
Shared letters: opsu. Private to "poussés": é. Private to "prouesses": er.
"poussés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "prouesses" · 9 letters · shape CCVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prouesses ← poruesses · pprouesses · proeusses · proueses · prouesess · prouessess · prouessse · prouseses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poussés" for "prouesses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "poussés" vs "prouesses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "poussés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prouesses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poussés" and "prouesses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poulies vs poussés". 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 #234,122 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.