Which to use
“porto” and “posts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,226
- “porto” frequency rank
- #15,215
- “posts” frequency rank
- 21441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porto | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vin muté portugais, produit dans la région du Haut Douro. | Pluriel de post. |
Where the eye mixes porto and posts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses porto with posts
A purely visual mix-up. porto (\pɔʁ.to\) and posts (\pɔst\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porto is recorded at frequency rank #6,226, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁ.to\. posts is at rank #15,215, tagged as anoun, 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 21441, this pair ranks #363,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porto vs posts
Shared letters: opt. Private to "porto": r. Private to "posts": s.
"porto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "porto" and "posts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "porto" vs "posts" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "porto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porto" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plots vs posts". 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 #363,154 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.