Which to use
“poèmes” is a noun and “posés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,870
- “poèmes” frequency rank
- #11,460
- “posés” frequency rank
- 18330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poèmes | posés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poème. | Masculin pluriel de posé. |
Where the eye mixes poèmes and posés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. poèmes runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against posés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses poèmes with posés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: poèmes is \pɔ.ɛm\ while posés is \po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poèmes is recorded at frequency rank #6,870, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔ.ɛm\. posés is at rank #11,460, tagged as anadj, 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 18330, this pair ranks #378,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poèmes vs posés
Shared letters: ops. Private to "poèmes": emè. Private to "posés": é.
"poèmes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "posés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poèmes" for "posés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "poèmes" or "posés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "poèmes" and "posés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poèmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poèmes" and "posés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pètes vs posés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #378,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.