Which to use
“posées” is a noun and “poser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,894
- “posées” frequency rank
- #1,232
- “poser” frequency rank
- 11126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posées | poser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de posée. | Placer, mettre sur quelque chose. |
Same sound, different letters: posées vs poser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. posées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against poser's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - posées / poser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: posées and poser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \po.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posées is recorded at frequency rank #9,894, classified as anoun, pronounced \po.ze\. poser is at rank #1,232, 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 11126, this pair ranks #410,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of posées vs poser
Shared letters: eops. Private to "posées": é. Private to "poser": r.
"posées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "poser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poser ← opser · poesr · poserr · posre · posser · pposer · psoer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "posées" and "poser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "posées" or "poser"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "posées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posées" and "poser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posées vs poseur". 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 #410,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.