Which to use
“posts” and “pots” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,215
- “posts” frequency rank
- #8,442
- “pots” frequency rank
- 23657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posts | pots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de post. | Pluriel de pot. |
Where the eye mixes posts and pots
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between posts and pots
A purely visual mix-up. posts (\pɔst\) and pots (\po\) 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 23657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posts is recorded at frequency rank #15,215, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔst\. pots is at rank #8,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced \po\.
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 23657, this pair ranks #351,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of posts vs pots
Shared letters: opst. Private to "posts": -. Private to "pots": -.
"posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "pots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "posts" for "pots" ever safe?
Frequency check: "posts" vs "pots" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "posts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posts" and "pots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plots vs posts". 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 #351,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.