Which to use
“poster” and “posts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,385
- “poster” frequency rank
- #15,215
- “posts” frequency rank
- 20600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poster | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affiche dont la fonction est essentiellement décorative, qui n’est pas ou a cessé d’être publicitaire. | Pluriel de post. |
Where the eye mixes poster and posts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: poster vs posts
A purely visual mix-up. poster (\pɔs.tɛʁ\) and posts (\pɔst\) 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 20600, 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\. 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 20600, this pair ranks #367,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poster vs posts
Shared letters: opst. Private to "poster": er. Private to "posts": -.
"poster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poster" and "posts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "poster" or "posts" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "poster" 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 #367,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poster" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plots vs posts". 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 #367,447 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.