Which to use
“pontet” and “postes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,862
- “pontet” frequency rank
- #2,192
- “postes” frequency rank
- 52054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pontet | postes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie demi-circulaire de la sous-garde d’un fusil, d’un pistolet. | Pluriel de poste. |
Where the eye mixes pontet and postes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pontet and postes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pontet and postes
A purely visual mix-up. pontet (\pɔ̃.tɛ\) 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 52054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pontet is recorded at frequency rank #49,862, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔ̃.tɛ\. 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 52054, this pair ranks #150,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pontet vs postes
Shared letters: eopt. Private to "pontet": n. Private to "postes": s.
"pontet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "postes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pontet" for "postes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pontet" vs "postes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pontet" 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 #150,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pontet" and "postes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pintes 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 #150,508 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.