Which to use
“poste” and “poster” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #695
- “poste” frequency rank
- #5,385
- “poster” frequency rank
- 6080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poste | poster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Établissement de chevaux qui était autrefois placé de distance en distance, pour le service des voyageurs. | Affiche dont la fonction est essentiellement décorative, qui n’est pas ou a cessé d’être publicitaire. |
Where the eye mixes poste and poster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: poste vs poster
A purely visual mix-up. poste (\pɔst\) and poster (\pɔs.tɛʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “poste” sits inside “poster”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poste is recorded at frequency rank #695, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔst\. poster is at rank #5,385, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔs.tɛʁ\.
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 6080, this pair ranks #427,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poste vs poster
Shared letters: eopst. Private to "poste": -. Private to "poster": r.
"poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poste" and "poster" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "poste" vs "poster" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poste" and "poster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs poster". 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 #427,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.