Which to use
“puis” is an adverb and “puit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #172
- “puis” frequency rank
- #41,476
- “puit” frequency rank
- 41648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | puis | puit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (adverbe de temps) Permet l’enchaînement chronologique d’évènements. | Variante orthographique de puits. |
Same sound, different letters: puis vs puit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: puis and puit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pɥi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadverb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “puis” becomes t in “puit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
puis is recorded at frequency rank #172, classified as anadv, pronounced \pɥi\. 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 41648, this pair ranks #231,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of puis vs puit
Shared letters: ipu. Private to "puis": s. Private to "puit": t.
"puis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "puit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC