Which to use
“postale” and “postaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,553
- “postale” frequency rank
- #23,653
- “postaux” frequency rank
- 34206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | postale | postaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de postal. | Masculin pluriel de postal. |
Where the eye mixes postale and postaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: postale vs postaux
A purely visual mix-up. postale (\pɔs.tal\) and postaux (\pɔs.to\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
postale is recorded at frequency rank #10,553, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɔs.tal\. postaux is at rank #23,653, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɔs.to\.
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 34206, this pair ranks #285,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of postale vs postaux
Shared letters: aopst. Private to "postale": el. Private to "postaux": ux.
"postale" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "postaux" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "postale" for "postaux" ever safe?
Which is more common, "postale" or "postaux"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "postale" and "postaux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "postale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "postale" and "postaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postant vs postaux". 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 #285,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.