# Pfosten vs Posen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Posen
*name · IPA [ˈpoːzn̩] · frequency rank #15,457*
eine Stadt in Polen

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