Which to use
“ponts” is a noun and “Post” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,600
- “ponts” frequency rank
- #1,966
- “Post” frequency rank
- 6566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ponts | Post |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pont. | Nom de famille allemand, néerlandais. |
Where the eye mixes ponts and Post
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ponts with Post
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ponts is \pɔ̃\ while Post is \pɔst\. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ponts is recorded at frequency rank #4,600, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔ̃\. Post is at rank #1,966, tagged as aname, 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 6566, this pair ranks #425,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ponts vs Post
Shared letters: opst. Private to "ponts": n. Private to "Post": -.
"ponts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ponts" and "Post" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ponts" or "Post" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ponts" and "Post" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ponts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Post" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ponts" and "Post" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs ponts". 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 #425,871 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.