Which to use
“pâtés” and “postes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,137
- “pâtés” frequency rank
- #2,192
- “postes” frequency rank
- 34329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pâtés | postes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pâté. | Pluriel de poste. |
Where the eye mixes pâtés and postes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pâtés and postes
A purely visual mix-up. pâtés (\pɑ.te\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pâtés is recorded at frequency rank #32,137, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɑ.te\. 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 34329, this pair ranks #284,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pâtés vs postes
Shared letters: pst. Private to "pâtés": âé. Private to "postes": eo.
"pâtés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "postes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- postes ← opstes · posets · posstes · postess · postse · posttes · potses · ppostes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pâtés" and "postes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pâtés" vs "postes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pâtés" 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 #284,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pâtés" and "postes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pâtés 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 #284,597 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.