Which to use
“pubis” and “pus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,256
- “pubis” frequency rank
- #13,881
- “pus” frequency rank
- 59137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pubis | pus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Os situé à la partie antérieure et supérieure du bassin, l'un des trois os pelviens (soudés pour former l’os coxal). | Matière liquide, épaisse, blanchâtre, qui se forme dans les abcès, qui sort des plaies et des ulcères. |
Where the eye mixes pubis and pus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pubis with pus
A purely visual mix-up. pubis (\py.bis\) and pus (\py\) 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 59137, 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\. pus is at rank #13,881, tagged as anoun, pronounced \py\.
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 59137, this pair ranks #104,862 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pubis vs pus
Shared letters: psu. Private to "pubis": bi. Private to "pus": -.
"pubis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pubis ← pbuis · ppubis · pubbis · pubiss · pubsi · puibs · upbis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pubis" for "pus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pubis" vs "pus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pubis" and "pus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pubis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,862 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pubis" and "pus" 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 #104,862 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.