Which to use
“posa” and “posez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,819
- “posa” frequency rank
- #7,354
- “posez” frequency rank
- 28173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posa | posez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de poser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de poser. |
Where the eye mixes posa and posez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses posa with posez
A purely visual mix-up. posa (\po.za\) and posez (\po.ze\) 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 28173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posa is recorded at frequency rank #20,819, classified as averb, pronounced \po.za\. posez is at rank #7,354, tagged as averb, pronounced \po.ze\.
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 28173, this pair ranks #324,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posa vs posez
Shared letters: ops. Private to "posa": a. Private to "posez": ez.
"posa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "posez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "posa" and "posez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "posa" vs "posez" - 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 "posa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posa" and "posez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peso vs posa". 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 #324,459 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.