Which to use
“posées” is a noun and “postées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,894
- “posées” frequency rank
- #29,919
- “postées” frequency rank
- 39813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posées | postées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de posée. | Féminin pluriel de posté. |
Where the eye mixes posées and postées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. posées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against postées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: posées vs postées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: posées is \po.ze\ while postées is \pɔs.te\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39813, 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\. postées is at rank #29,919, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɔs.te\.
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 39813, this pair ranks #245,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posées vs postées
Shared letters: eopsé. Private to "posées": -. Private to "postées": t.
"posées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "postées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "posées" for "postées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "posées" vs "postées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "posées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posées" and "postées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postées vs postier". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #245,171 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.