poste

\pɔst\

/\pɔst\/ noun

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The verdict

“poste” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #695 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#695
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Établissement de chevaux qui était autrefois placé de distance en distance, pour le service des voyageurs.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

poste vs pot
60% similar
poste vs pote
80% similar
poste vs pute
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for poste
PropertyValue
Headwordposte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔst\
Letters5
Frequency rank#695
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “poste” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). poste lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for poste is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɔst\. Corpus data places it at rank #695 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for poste, with forms such as "opste", "poset", and "posste". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pot", "pote", "pute", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is poste, spelled P-O-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Établissement de chevaux qui était autrefois placé de distance en distance, pour le service des voyageurs.
  2. 2
    Manière de voyager avec des chevaux de poste.
  3. 3
    Maison où étaient les chevaux de poste.
  4. 4
    Mesure de chemin fixée communément à deux lieues.
  5. 5
    Mesure de chemin fixée communément à deux lieues.
  6. 6
    Administration publique qui assure le transport des correspondances.
  7. 7
    Le courrier qui porte les lettres.
  8. 8
    Maison, bureau où se font les diverses opérations postales.
  9. 9
    Ornement composé de motifs d’enroulements et de volutes, formant une moulure qu’on place ordinairement sur les plinthes.

This word in other languages

post office(English)correos(Español)Post(Deutsch)correia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opste,poset,posste,postte,potse,pposte,psote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poste - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opste2poset2posste1postte1potse2pposte1psote2
Edit distance from "poste"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poste"?
"poste" is spelled P-O-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔst\.
What does "poste" mean?
As a noun, "poste" means: Établissement de chevaux qui était autrefois placé de distance en distance, pour le service des voyageurs.
What words are commonly confused with "poste"?
"poste" is commonly confused with "pot", "pote", "pute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poste" is \pɔst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poste" come from?
"poste" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “poste”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɔst\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pot” - see the side-by-side comparison. poste vs pot
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list