Which to use
“poste” and “postier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #695
- “poste” frequency rank
- #48,117
- “postier” frequency rank
- 48812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poste | postier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Établissement de chevaux qui était autrefois placé de distance en distance, pour le service des voyageurs. | Agent, employé du service des postes. |
Where the eye mixes poste and postier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between poste and postier
A purely visual mix-up. poste (\pɔst\) and postier (\pɔs.tje\) 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 48812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poste is recorded at frequency rank #695, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔst\. postier is at rank #48,117, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔs.tje\.
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 48812, this pair ranks #175,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poste vs postier
Shared letters: eopst. Private to "poste": -. Private to "postier": ir.
"poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "postier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poste" and "postier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "poste" vs "postier" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "poste" and "postier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poste" and "postier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postier vs potiers". 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 #175,849 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.