Which to use
“postent” is a verb and “posts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,655
- “postent” frequency rank
- #15,215
- “posts” frequency rank
- 37870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | postent | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de poster. | Pluriel de post. |
Same sound, different letters: postent vs posts
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: postent vs posts
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: postent and posts carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pɔst\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37870, 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\. posts is at rank #15,215, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔst\.
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 37870, this pair ranks #259,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of postent vs posts
Shared letters: opst. Private to "postent": en. Private to "posts": -.
"postent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "postent" and "posts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "postent" or "posts"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "postent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "postent" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs postent". 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 #259,379 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.