Which to use
“porte” and “pose” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #284
- “porte” frequency rank
- #1,147
- “pose” frequency rank
- 1431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porte | pose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ouverture battante dans un mur qui permet d’entrer ou sortir d’un endroit. | Action de poser, de mettre en place. |
Where the eye mixes porte and pose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between porte and pose
A purely visual mix-up. porte (\pɔʁt\) and pose (\poz\) 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 1431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porte is recorded at frequency rank #284, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁt\. pose is at rank #1,147, tagged as anoun, pronounced \poz\.
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 1431, this pair ranks #438,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porte vs pose
Shared letters: eop. Private to "porte": rt. Private to "pose": s.
"porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "porte" for "pose" ever safe?
Which is more common, "porte" or "pose"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "porte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #438,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porte" and "pose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs porte". 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 #438,074 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.