Which to use
“posters” and “powers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,445
- “posters” frequency rank
- #27,576
- “powers” frequency rank
- 53021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posters | powers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de poster. | Pluriel de power. |
Where the eye mixes posters and powers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses posters with powers
A purely visual mix-up. posters (\pɔs.tɛʁ\) and powers (\ˈpaʊ.ɚz\) 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 53021, 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\. powers is at rank #27,576, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈpaʊ.ɚz\.
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 53021, this pair ranks #143,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posters vs powers
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "posters": t. Private to "powers": w.
"posters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "powers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "posters" and "powers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "posters" vs "powers" - 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 "powers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posters" and "powers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "potiers vs powers". 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 #143,629 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.