Which to use
“piste” and “Poster” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,679
- “piste” frequency rank
- #8,765
- “Poster” frequency rank
- 26444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piste | Poster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punkt | Plakat mit künstlerischem oder provozierendem Anspruch |
Where the eye mixes piste and Poster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses piste with Poster
A purely visual mix-up. piste ([ˈpiste]) and Poster ([ˈpoːstɐ]) 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 26444, 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]. Poster is at rank #8,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoːstɐ].
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 26444, this pair ranks #1,818,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piste vs Poster
Shared letters: epst. Private to "piste": i. Private to "Poster": or.
"piste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Poster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "piste" and "Poster" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "piste" vs "Poster" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "Poster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,818,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piste" and "Poster" 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 #1,818,005 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.