Which to use
“posés” and “postées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,460
- “posés” frequency rank
- #29,919
- “postées” frequency rank
- 41379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posés | postées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de posé. | Féminin pluriel de posté. |
Where the eye mixes posés and postées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: posés vs postées
A purely visual mix-up. posés (\po.ze\) and postées (\pɔs.te\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posés is recorded at frequency rank #11,460, classified as anadj, 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 41379, this pair ranks #233,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posés vs postées
Shared letters: opsé. Private to "posés": -. Private to "postées": et.
"posés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "postées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "posés" for "postées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "posés" or "postées"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "posés" 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 #233,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posés" and "postées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postées vs postier". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #233,501 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.