Which to use
“poètes” and “posts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,602
- “poètes” frequency rank
- #15,215
- “posts” frequency rank
- 23817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poètes | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poète. | Pluriel de post. |
Where the eye mixes poètes and posts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between poètes and posts
A purely visual mix-up. poètes (\pɔ.ɛt\) and posts (\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 23817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poètes is recorded at frequency rank #8,602, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔ.ɛt\. posts is at rank #15,215, 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 23817, this pair ranks #350,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poètes vs posts
Shared letters: opst. Private to "poètes": eè. Private to "posts": -.
"poètes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- posts ← opsts · possts · postss · postts · pposts · psots
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poètes" and "posts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "poètes" or "posts" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "poètes" and "posts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poètes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poètes" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poètes vs pontet". 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 #350,286 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.