Which to use
“poussez” and “pouviez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,916
- “poussez” frequency rank
- #16,214
- “pouviez” frequency rank
- 44130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poussez | pouviez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de pousser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de pouvoir. |
Where the eye mixes poussez and pouviez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. poussez (CVVCCVC) and pouviez (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: poussez vs pouviez
A purely visual mix-up. poussez (\pu.se\) and pouviez (\pu.vje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44130, 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\. pouviez is at rank #16,214, tagged as averb, pronounced \pu.vje\.
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 44130, this pair ranks #212,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poussez vs pouviez
Shared letters: eopuz. Private to "poussez": s. Private to "pouviez": iv.
"poussez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "pouviez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poussez" and "pouviez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "poussez" or "pouviez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "poussez" and "pouviez" 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 "pouviez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poussez" and "pouviez" 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 #212,832 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.