Which to use
“posters” and “posts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,445
- “posters” frequency rank
- #15,215
- “posts” frequency rank
- 40660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posters | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poster. | Pluriel de post. |
Where the eye mixes posters and posts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: posters vs posts
A purely visual mix-up. posters (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40660, 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\. 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 40660, this pair ranks #238,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posters vs posts
Shared letters: opst. Private to "posters": er. Private to "posts": -.
"posters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "posters" and "posts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "posters" or "posts"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "posters" 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 #238,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posters" and "posts" 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 #238,910 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.