Which to use
“posts” and “psys” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,215
- “posts” frequency rank
- #37,011
- “psys” frequency rank
- 52226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posts | psys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de post. | Pluriel de psy. |
Where the eye mixes posts and psys
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between posts and psys
A purely visual mix-up. posts (\pɔst\) and psys (\psi\) 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 52226, 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\. psys is at rank #37,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced \psi\.
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 52226, this pair ranks #149,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posts vs psys
Shared letters: ps. Private to "posts": ot. Private to "psys": y.
"posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "psys" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "posts" and "psys" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "posts" or "psys"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "posts" and "psys" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "posts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "psys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posts" and "psys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plays vs psys". 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 #149,204 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.