Which to use
“piste” and “Posten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,679
- “piste” frequency rank
- #2,173
- “Posten” frequency rank
- 19852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piste | Posten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punkt | Teil einer Gesamtmenge |
Where the eye mixes piste and Posten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: piste vs Posten
A purely visual mix-up. piste ([ˈpiste]) and Posten ([ˈpɔstn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19852, 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]. Posten is at rank #2,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɔstn̩].
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 19852, this pair ranks #1,903,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piste vs Posten
Shared letters: epst. Private to "piste": i. Private to "Posten": no.
"piste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Posten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "piste" and "Posten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "piste" or "Posten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "piste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Posten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piste" and "Posten" 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 #1,903,916 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.