Which to use
“pommes” and “postes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,599
- “pommes” frequency rank
- #2,192
- “postes” frequency rank
- 6791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pommes | postes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pomme. | Pluriel de poste. |
Where the eye mixes pommes and postes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pommes and postes
A purely visual mix-up. pommes (\pɔm\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pommes is recorded at frequency rank #4,599, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔm\. 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 6791, this pair ranks #425,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pommes vs postes
Shared letters: eops. Private to "pommes": m. Private to "postes": t.
"pommes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "postes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pommes" and "postes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pommes" vs "postes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pommes" and "postes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pommes" 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 #425,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pommes" and "postes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs postes". 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 #425,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.