Which to use
“pesée” and “posées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,826
- “pesée” frequency rank
- #9,894
- “posées” frequency rank
- 43720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesée | posées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de peser. | Pluriel de posée. |
Where the eye mixes pesée and posées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pesée runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against posées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pesée and posées
A purely visual mix-up. pesée (\pə.ze\) and posées (\po.ze\) 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 43720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesée is recorded at frequency rank #33,826, classified as anoun, pronounced \pə.ze\. posées is at rank #9,894, tagged as anoun, pronounced \po.ze\.
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 43720, this pair ranks #215,940 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesée vs posées
Shared letters: epsé. Private to "pesée": -. Private to "posées": o.
"pesée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "posées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pesée" and "posées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "pesée" or "posées" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,940 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesée" and "posées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs pesée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #215,940 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.