Which to use
“piste” is a noun and “posts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,679
- “piste” frequency rank
- #14,390
- “posts” frequency rank
- 32069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piste | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punkt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs post |
Letter map: piste vs posts
Shared letters muted; letters that set piste and posts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - piste and posts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: piste is anoun and postsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32069, 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]. posts is at rank #14,390, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 32069, this pair ranks #1,715,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piste vs posts
Shared letters: pst. Private to "piste": ei. Private to "posts": o.
"piste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "piste" for "posts" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "piste" or "posts" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "piste" and "posts". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "piste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,715,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piste" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posts vs puzzles". 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 #1,715,321 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.