Which to use
“pues” and “pût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,225
- “pues” frequency rank
- #36,553
- “pût” frequency rank
- 71778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pues | pût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de puer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait du subjonctif du verbe pouvoir. |
Same sound, different letters: pues vs pût
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 1 letter.
Homophone desk: pues vs pût
This is the hard kind. pues and pût are pronounced identically (\py\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pues is recorded at frequency rank #35,225, classified as averb, pronounced \py\. pût is at rank #36,553, tagged as averb, 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 71778, this pair ranks #46,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pues vs pût
Shared letters: p. Private to "pues": esu. Private to "pût": tû.
"pues" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "pût" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pues ← peus · ppues · puess · puse · upes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pues" and "pût" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pues" vs "pût" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "pues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pût" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pues" and "pût" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs pût". 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 #46,324 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.