Which to use
“porte” is a noun and “postée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #284
- “porte” frequency rank
- #19,947
- “postée” frequency rank
- 20231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porte | postée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ouverture battante dans un mur qui permet d’entrer ou sortir d’un endroit. | Féminin singulier de posté. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set porte and postée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: porte is \pɔʁt\ while postée is \pɔs.te\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porte is recorded at frequency rank #284, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁt\. postée is at rank #19,947, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɔs.te\.
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 20231, this pair ranks #369,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porte vs postée
Shared letters: eopt. Private to "porte": r. Private to "postée": sé.
"porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "postée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- porte ← oprte · poret · porrte · portte · potre · pporte · prote
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "porte" and "postée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "porte" or "postée"?
Remembering porte vs postée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “porte”; for an adjective, it's “postée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “porte” entry
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