Which to use
“Post” and “Prost” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,966
- “Post” frequency rank
- #33,843
- “Prost” frequency rank
- 35809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Post | Prost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille allemand, néerlandais. | Nom de famille. |
Where the eye mixes Post and Prost
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Post with Prost
A purely visual mix-up. Post (\pɔst\) and Prost (\pʁɔst\) 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 35809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Post is recorded at frequency rank #1,966, classified as aname, pronounced \pɔst\. Prost is at rank #33,843, tagged as aname, pronounced \pʁɔst\.
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 35809, this pair ranks #274,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Post vs Prost
Shared letters: opst. Private to "Post": -. Private to "Prost": r.
"Post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Prost" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Post" for "Prost" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Post" or "Prost"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Post" and "Prost" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Post" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Prost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Post" and "Prost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prism vs Prost". 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 #274,069 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.