Which to use
“pose” and “posts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,147
- “pose” frequency rank
- #15,215
- “posts” frequency rank
- 16362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pose | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de poser, de mettre en place. | Pluriel de post. |
Where the eye mixes pose and posts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pose and posts
A purely visual mix-up. pose (\poz\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pose is recorded at frequency rank #1,147, classified as anoun, pronounced \poz\. 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 16362, this pair ranks #388,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pose vs posts
Shared letters: ops. Private to "pose": e. Private to "posts": t.
"pose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pose" and "posts" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pose" or "posts"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pose" and "posts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pose" 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 #388,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pose" 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 #388,163 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.