Which to use
“pré” and “pts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,849
- “pré” frequency rank
- #13,041
- “pts” frequency rank
- 15890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pré | pts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Champ où pousse de l’herbe (naturelle ou cultivée), où l’on recueille du foin, ou qui sert au pâturage. | Pluriel de pᵗ. |
Where the eye mixes pré and pts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pré vs pts
A purely visual mix-up. pré (\pʁe\) and pts (\pɔ̃\) 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 15890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pré is recorded at frequency rank #2,849, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁe\. pts is at rank #13,041, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔ̃\.
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 15890, this pair ranks #390,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pré vs pts
Shared letters: p. Private to "pré": ré. Private to "pts": st.
"pré" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "pts" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pré" for "pts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pré" vs "pts" - 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 "pré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pré" and "pts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs pts". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #390,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.