Which to use
“passiert” is an adjective and “postiert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #550
- “passiert” frequency rank
- #48,392
- “postiert” frequency rank
- 48942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passiert | postiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch ein feinmaschiges Sieb oder ein Tuch gestrichen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs postieren |
Where the eye mixes passiert and postiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: passiert vs postiert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: passiert is [paˈsiːɐ̯t] while postiert is [pɔsˈtiːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passiert is recorded at frequency rank #550, classified as anadj, pronounced [paˈsiːɐ̯t]. postiert is at rank #48,392, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɔsˈtiːɐ̯t].
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 48942, this pair ranks #1,229,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of passiert vs postiert
Shared letters: eiprst. Private to "passiert": a. Private to "postiert": o.
"passiert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "postiert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "passiert" and "postiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "passiert" vs "postiert" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "passiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,229,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passiert" and "postiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pointiert vs postiert". 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 #1,229,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.