Which to use
“pubis” and “puit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,256
- “pubis” frequency rank
- #41,476
- “puit” frequency rank
- 86732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pubis | puit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Os situé à la partie antérieure et supérieure du bassin, l'un des trois os pelviens (soudés pour former l’os coxal). | Variante orthographique de puits. |
Where the eye mixes pubis and puit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pubis and puit
A purely visual mix-up. pubis (\py.bis\) and puit (\pɥi\) 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 86732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pubis is recorded at frequency rank #45,256, classified as anoun, pronounced \py.bis\. puit is at rank #41,476, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɥi\.
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 86732, this pair ranks #9,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pubis vs puit
Shared letters: ipu. Private to "pubis": bs. Private to "puit": t.
"pubis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "puit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pubis" and "puit" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pubis" vs "puit" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pubis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pubis" and "puit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pubis vs purin". 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 #9,249 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.