Which to use
“postulants” and “postulat” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,523
- “postulants” frequency rank
- #22,038
- “postulat” frequency rank
- 69561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | postulants | postulat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de postulant. | Proposition que le géomètre demande qu’on lui accorde au commencement d’une discussion, bien qu’elle ne soit ni démontrée ni évidente, parce qu’il ne voit pas d’autre principe auquel il puisse rattacher une vérité ou des vérités qu’on ne saurait mettre en doute. Autrement dit une proposition première indémontrable ou indémontrée, et que le mathématicien demande au lecteur d’accepter. Le postulat n’est pas forcément évident, contrairement à l’axiome. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set postulants and postulat apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
postulants and postulat form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
postulants is recorded at frequency rank #47,523, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔs.ty.lɑ̃\. postulat is at rank #22,038, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔs.ty.la\.
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 69561, this pair ranks #54,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering postulants vs postulat
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “postulants” entry
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