Which to use
“portier” and “poster” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,970
- “portier” frequency rank
- #5,385
- “poster” frequency rank
- 22355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portier | poster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Homme dont la profession est de garder une porte d’entrée. | Affiche dont la fonction est essentiellement décorative, qui n’est pas ou a cessé d’être publicitaire. |
Where the eye mixes portier and poster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: portier vs poster
A purely visual mix-up. portier (\pɔʁ.tje\) 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 22355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portier is recorded at frequency rank #16,970, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁ.tje\. 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 22355, this pair ranks #358,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of portier vs poster
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "portier": i. Private to "poster": s.
"portier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "poster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "portier" for "poster" ever safe?
Frequency check: "portier" vs "poster" - which ranks higher?
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 "portier" 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 #358,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portier" and "poster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "portier vs potiers". 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 #358,430 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.