Which to use
“posters” and “postes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,445
- “posters” frequency rank
- #2,192
- “postes” frequency rank
- 27637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posters | postes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poster. | Pluriel de poste. |
Where the eye mixes posters and postes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between posters and postes
A purely visual mix-up. posters (\pɔs.tɛʁ\) and postes (\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 27637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posters is recorded at frequency rank #25,445, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔs.tɛʁ\. postes is at rank #2,192, 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 27637, this pair ranks #327,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posters vs postes
Shared letters: eopst. Private to "posters": r. Private to "postes": -.
"posters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "postes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "posters" and "postes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "posters" vs "postes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "posters" and "postes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "posters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posters" and "postes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posterai vs posters". 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 #327,777 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.