energyvspostsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: energy is a noun, posts is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“energy” is a noun and “posts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,353
“energy” frequency rank
#14,390
“posts” frequency rank
22743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature energy posts
Definition Fähigkeit Arbeit zu verrichten: Energie 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs post

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set energy and posts apart are highlighted. They share no common letter run, the confusion here is by sound, not by sight.

6 ch
energy
5 ch
posts

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: energy is anoun and postsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

energy is recorded at frequency rank #8,353, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. posts is at rank #14,390, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 22743, this pair ranks #1,870,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of energy vs posts

Shared letters: none. Private to "energy": egnry. Private to "posts": opst.

"energy" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • energyeenrgy · enegry · energgy · energyy · enerrgy · eneryg · ennergy · enregy
  • postsopsts · possts · postss · postts · potss · pposts · psots

Frequency comparison

energy#8,353
posts#14,390

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "energy" and "posts" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "energy" is a noun and "posts" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "energy" or "posts"?
"energy" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,353 in our German list, against #14,390 for "posts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering energy vs posts

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “energy”; for a verb, it's “posts”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “energy” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list