# Pforte vs Pfosten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pforte
*noun · IPA [ˈp͡fɔʁtə] · frequency rank #22,466*
kleine Tür, Eingangstor

### Pfosten
*noun · IPA [ˈp͡fɔstn̩] · frequency rank #7,797*
vertikales Konstruktionselement

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pforte-vs-pfosten