Which to use
“paste” is a noun and “pustet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,065
- “paste” frequency rank
- #46,216
- “pustet” frequency rank
- 70281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paste | pustet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paste | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pusten |
Letter map: paste vs pustet
Shared letters muted; letters that set paste and pustet apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - paste and pustet
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: paste is anoun and pustetaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paste is recorded at frequency rank #24,065, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. pustet is at rank #46,216, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpuːstət].
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 70281, this pair ranks #451,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paste vs pustet
Shared letters: epst. Private to "paste": a. Private to "pustet": u.
"paste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pustet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paste" for "pustet" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "paste" or "pustet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "paste" vs "pustet" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "paste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pustet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #451,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paste" and "pustet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postete vs pustet". 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 #451,032 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.