frozenvspostsConfusable pair

Which to use

“frozen” and “posts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,941
“frozen” frequency rank
#14,390
“posts” frequency rank
54331
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature frozen posts
Definition Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs freeze 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs post

Letter map: frozen vs posts

Shared letters muted; letters that set frozen and posts apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. frozen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against posts's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
frozen
5 ch
posts

Spelling & dictionary notes on frozen vs posts

frozen and posts are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

frozen is recorded at frequency rank #39,941, classified as averb, 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 54331, this pair ranks #1,023,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of frozen vs posts

Shared letters: o. Private to "frozen": efnrz. Private to "posts": pst.

"frozen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • frozen ← ffrozen · forzen · froezn · frozenn · frozne · frozzen · frrozen · frzoen
  • posts ← opsts · possts · postss · postts · potss · pposts · psots

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "frozen" for "posts" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "frozen" vs "posts" - which ranks higher?
"posts" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,390 in our German list, against #39,941 for "frozen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "frozen" and "posts".

  • Full dictionary entry for "frozen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "posts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,023,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "frozen" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frozen vs puzzles". 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 #1,023,057 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list