Which to use
“postée” and “prêtée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,947
- “postée” frequency rank
- #33,853
- “prêtée” frequency rank
- 53800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | postée | prêtée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de posté. | Féminin singulier de prêté. |
Where the eye mixes postée and prêtée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between postée and prêtée
A purely visual mix-up. postée (\pɔs.te\) and prêtée (\pʁɛ.te\) 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 53800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
postée is recorded at frequency rank #19,947, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɔs.te\. prêtée is at rank #33,853, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɛ.te\.
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 53800, this pair ranks #138,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of postée vs prêtée
Shared letters: epté. Private to "postée": os. Private to "prêtée": rê.
"postée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "prêtée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "postée" and "prêtée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "postée" vs "prêtée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "postée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prêtée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "postée" and "prêtée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prêtée vs priée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #138,270 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.