Which to use
“pasteurs” and “posters” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,642
- “pasteurs” frequency rank
- #25,445
- “posters” frequency rank
- 48087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasteurs | posters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pasteur. | Pluriel de poster. |
Where the eye mixes pasteurs and posters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasteurs vs posters
A purely visual mix-up. pasteurs (\pas.tœʁ\) and posters (\pɔs.tɛʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasteurs is recorded at frequency rank #22,642, classified as anoun, pronounced \pas.tœʁ\. posters is at rank #25,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔs.tɛʁ\.
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 48087, this pair ranks #181,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasteurs vs posters
Shared letters: eprst. Private to "pasteurs": au. Private to "posters": o.
"pasteurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "posters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasteurs" and "posters" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasteurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasteurs" and "posters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posterai vs posters". 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 #181,760 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.