Which to use
“poussez” and “pouvez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,916
- “poussez” frequency rank
- #532
- “pouvez” frequency rank
- 28448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poussez | pouvez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de pousser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de pouvoir. |
Where the eye mixes poussez and pouvez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. poussez runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against pouvez's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between poussez and pouvez
A purely visual mix-up. poussez (\pu.se\) and pouvez (\pu.ve\) 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 28448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poussez is recorded at frequency rank #27,916, classified as averb, pronounced \pu.se\. pouvez is at rank #532, tagged as averb, pronounced \pu.ve\.
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 28448, this pair ranks #322,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poussez vs pouvez
Shared letters: eopuz. Private to "poussez": s. Private to "pouvez": v.
"poussez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "pouvez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poussez" and "pouvez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "poussez" or "pouvez"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "poussez" and "pouvez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poussez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pouvez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poussez" and "pouvez" 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 #322,740 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.