Which to use
“posez” is a verb and “pote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,354
- “posez” frequency rank
- #2,294
- “pote” frequency rank
- 9648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posez | pote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de poser. | Copain (copine), ami(e). |
Where the eye mixes posez and pote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. posez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pote's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between posez and pote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: posez is \po.ze\ while pote is \pɔt\. 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 9648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posez is recorded at frequency rank #7,354, classified as averb, pronounced \po.ze\. pote is at rank #2,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔt\.
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 9648, this pair ranks #415,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of posez vs pote
Shared letters: eop. Private to "posez": sz. Private to "pote": t.
"posez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "posez" and "pote" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "posez" or "pote" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "posez" and "pote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "posez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posez" and "pote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posez vs Prez". 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 #415,922 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.