Which to use
“posters” and “postier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,445
- “posters” frequency rank
- #48,117
- “postier” frequency rank
- 73562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posters | postier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poster. | Agent, employé du service des postes. |
Where the eye mixes posters and postier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses posters with postier
A purely visual mix-up. posters (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73562, 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\. 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 73562, this pair ranks #40,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of posters vs postier
Shared letters: eoprst. Private to "posters": -. Private to "postier": i.
"posters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "postier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "posters" for "postier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "posters" vs "postier" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "posters" 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 #40,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posters" 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 #40,034 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.