Which to use
“postent” and “postez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,655
- “postent” frequency rank
- #30,747
- “postez” frequency rank
- 53402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | postent | postez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de poster. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de poster. |
Where the eye mixes postent and postez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between postent and postez
A purely visual mix-up. postent (\pɔst\) and postez (\pɔs.te\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
postent is recorded at frequency rank #22,655, classified as averb, pronounced \pɔst\. postez is at rank #30,747, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɔs.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 53402, this pair ranks #140,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of postent vs postez
Shared letters: eopst. Private to "postent": n. Private to "postez": z.
"postent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "postez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "postent" for "postez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "postent" or "postez"?
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 "postent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "postent" and "postez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs postez". 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 #140,960 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.