Which to use
“ports” and “poste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,642
- “ports” frequency rank
- #695
- “poste” frequency rank
- 7337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ports | poste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de port. | Établissement de chevaux qui était autrefois placé de distance en distance, pour le service des voyageurs. |
Where the eye mixes ports and poste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ports vs poste
A purely visual mix-up. ports (\pɔʁ\) and poste (\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 7337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ports is recorded at frequency rank #6,642, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁ\. poste is at rank #695, 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 7337, this pair ranks #423,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ports vs poste
Shared letters: opst. Private to "ports": r. Private to "poste": e.
"ports" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ports" and "poste" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ports" or "poste"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ports" and "poste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ports" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ports" and "poste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perfs vs ports". 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 #423,474 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.