Which to use
“marten” is a noun and “posts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,341
- “marten” frequency rank
- #14,390
- “posts” frequency rank
- 57731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marten | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Marder | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs post |
Letter map: marten vs posts
Shared letters muted; letters that set marten and posts apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. marten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against posts's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - marten and posts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: marten is anoun and postsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marten is recorded at frequency rank #43,341, 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 57731, this pair ranks #889,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marten vs posts
Shared letters: t. Private to "marten": aemnr. Private to "posts": ops.
"marten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marten" and "posts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "marten" or "posts" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "marten" vs "posts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "marten" 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 #889,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marten" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marten 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 #889,909 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.