Which to use
“pactes” and “postes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,938
- “pactes” frequency rank
- #2,192
- “postes” frequency rank
- 49130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pactes | postes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pacte. | Pluriel de poste. |
Where the eye mixes pactes and postes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pactes and postes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pactes vs postes
A purely visual mix-up. pactes (\pakt\) and postes (\pɔst\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pactes is recorded at frequency rank #46,938, classified as anoun, pronounced \pakt\. postes is at rank #2,192, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔst\.
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 49130, this pair ranks #173,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pactes vs postes
Shared letters: epst. Private to "pactes": ac. Private to "postes": o.
"pactes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "postes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pactes" and "postes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pactes" vs "postes" - 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 "pactes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pactes" and "postes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pactes vs pètes". 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 #173,234 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.