Which to use
“postez” and “poussez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,747
- “postez” frequency rank
- #27,916
- “poussez” frequency rank
- 58663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | postez | poussez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de poster. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de pousser. |
Where the eye mixes postez and poussez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. postez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against poussez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between postez and poussez
A purely visual mix-up. postez (\pɔs.te\) and poussez (\pu.se\) 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 58663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
postez is recorded at frequency rank #30,747, classified as averb, pronounced \pɔs.te\. poussez is at rank #27,916, tagged as averb, pronounced \pu.se\.
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 58663, this pair ranks #107,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of postez vs poussez
Shared letters: eopsz. Private to "postez": t. Private to "poussez": u.
"postez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "poussez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "postez" and "poussez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "postez" or "poussez"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "postez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poussez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "postez" and "poussez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs postez". 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 #107,697 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.