Which to use
“postez” and “pouvez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,747
- “postez” frequency rank
- #532
- “pouvez” frequency rank
- 31279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | postez | pouvez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de poster. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de pouvoir. |
Where the eye mixes postez and pouvez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses postez with pouvez
A purely visual mix-up. postez (\pɔs.te\) and pouvez (\pu.ve\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31279, 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\. pouvez is at rank #532, tagged as averb, pronounced \pu.ve\.
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 31279, this pair ranks #304,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of postez vs pouvez
Shared letters: eopz. Private to "postez": st. Private to "pouvez": uv.
"postez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pouvez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "postez" and "pouvez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "postez" or "pouvez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "postez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pouvez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "postez" and "pouvez" 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 #304,802 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.