Which to use
“postées” is an adjective and “poupées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,919
- “postées” frequency rank
- #14,537
- “poupées” frequency rank
- 44456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | postées | poupées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de posté. | Pluriel de poupée. |
Where the eye mixes postées and poupées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. postées (CVCCVVC) and poupées (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses postées with poupées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: postées is \pɔs.te\ while poupées is \pu.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
postées is recorded at frequency rank #29,919, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɔs.te\. poupées is at rank #14,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pu.pe\.
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 44456, this pair ranks #210,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of postées vs poupées
Shared letters: eopsé. Private to "postées": t. Private to "poupées": u.
"postées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "poupées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "postées" and "poupées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "postées" vs "poupées" - 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 "postées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poupées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "postées" and "poupées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postées vs postier". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #210,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.