Which to use
“piste” is a noun and “post” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,679
- “piste” frequency rank
- #1,118
- “post” frequency rank
- 18797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piste | post |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punkt | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs posen |
Where the eye mixes piste and post
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: piste vs post
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: piste is [ˈpiste] while post is [pɔʊ̯st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piste is recorded at frequency rank #17,679, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpiste]. post is at rank #1,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɔʊ̯st].
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 18797, this pair ranks #1,914,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piste vs post
Shared letters: pst. Private to "piste": ei. Private to "post": o.
"piste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "piste" and "post" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "piste" or "post" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "piste" and "post" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "piste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "post" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piste" and "post" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piste 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 #1,914,837 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.