Which to use
“poster” and “postier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,385
- “poster” frequency rank
- #48,117
- “postier” frequency rank
- 53502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poster | postier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affiche dont la fonction est essentiellement décorative, qui n’est pas ou a cessé d’être publicitaire. | Agent, employé du service des postes. |
Where the eye mixes poster and postier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between poster and postier
A purely visual mix-up. poster (\pɔs.tɛʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poster is recorded at frequency rank #5,385, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔs.tɛʁ\. 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 53502, this pair ranks #140,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poster vs postier
Shared letters: eoprst. Private to "poster": -. Private to "postier": i.
"poster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "postier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poster" and "postier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "poster" or "postier" show up more?
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 "poster" 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 #140,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poster" 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 #140,274 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.