Which to use
“magma” is a noun and “posts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,079
- “magma” frequency rank
- #14,390
- “posts” frequency rank
- 54469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magma | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Magma | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs post |
Letter map: magma vs posts
Shared letters muted; letters that set magma and posts apart highlighted. No shared letter run. magma (CVCCV) and posts (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: magma vs posts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: magma is anoun and postsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magma is recorded at frequency rank #40,079, 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 54469, this pair ranks #1,017,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magma vs posts
Shared letters: none. Private to "magma": agm. Private to "posts": opst.
"magma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magma" and "posts" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "magma" or "posts" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "magma" vs "posts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "magma" 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 #1,017,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magma" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magma 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 #1,017,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.