Which to use
“poche” and “poste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,689
- “poche” frequency rank
- #695
- “poste” frequency rank
- 3384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poche | poste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contenant souple servant au transport d’objets ou de liquides. | Établissement de chevaux qui était autrefois placé de distance en distance, pour le service des voyageurs. |
Where the eye mixes poche and poste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses poche with poste
A purely visual mix-up. poche (\pɔʃ\) and poste (\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 3384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poche is recorded at frequency rank #2,689, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔʃ\. poste is at rank #695, 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 3384, this pair ranks #434,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poche vs poste
Shared letters: eop. Private to "poche": ch. Private to "poste": st.
"poche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poche" and "poste" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "poche" vs "poste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "poche" and "poste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poche" and "poste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poche vs potache". 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 #434,161 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.