Which to use
“porteur” and “poster” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,332
- “porteur” frequency rank
- #5,385
- “poster” frequency rank
- 11717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porteur | poster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne dont le métier ordinaire est de porter quelque chose. | Affiche dont la fonction est essentiellement décorative, qui n’est pas ou a cessé d’être publicitaire. |
Where the eye mixes porteur and poster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. porteur runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against poster's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: porteur vs poster
A purely visual mix-up. porteur (\pɔʁ.tœʁ\) and poster (\pɔs.tɛʁ\) 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 11717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porteur is recorded at frequency rank #6,332, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁ.tœʁ\. poster is at rank #5,385, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔs.tɛʁ\.
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 11717, this pair ranks #408,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porteur vs poster
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "porteur": u. Private to "poster": s.
"porteur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "poster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "porteur" and "poster" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "porteur" or "poster"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "porteur" and "poster" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "porteur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porteur" and "poster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs poster". 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 #408,110 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.