Which to use
“posais” is a verb and “posts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,477
- “posais” frequency rank
- #15,215
- “posts” frequency rank
- 41692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posais | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de poser. | Pluriel de post. |
Where the eye mixes posais and posts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. posais runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against posts's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between posais and posts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: posais is \po.zɛ\ while posts is \pɔst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posais is recorded at frequency rank #26,477, classified as averb, pronounced \po.zɛ\. 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 41692, this pair ranks #231,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posais vs posts
Shared letters: ops. Private to "posais": ai. Private to "posts": t.
"posais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "posais" and "posts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "posais" vs "posts" - 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 "posais" 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 #231,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posais" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Polaris vs posais". 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 #231,205 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.