plotvsPosTell them apart

Which to use

“plot” and “Pos” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,342
“plot” frequency rank
#23,268
“Pos” frequency rank
42610
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature plot Pos
Definition Abgrenzung eines Grundstückes, meist aus Stäben oder einem Geflecht bestehend; Zaun Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Po

Where the eye mixes plot and Pos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
plot
3 ch
Pos

Why the eye confuses plot with Pos

A purely visual mix-up. plot ([plɔt]) and Pos ([poːs]) 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 42610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

plot is recorded at frequency rank #19,342, classified as anoun, pronounced [plɔt]. Pos is at rank #23,268, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poːs].

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 42610, this pair ranks #1,444,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of plot vs Pos

Shared letters: op. Private to "plot": lt. Private to "Pos": s.

"plot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "Pos" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • plotlpot · pllot · plott · plto · polt · pplot

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "plot" and "Pos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([plɔt] versus [poːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "plot" or "Pos"?
"plot" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,342 in our German list, against #23,268 for "Pos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "plot" and "Pos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "plot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Pos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,444,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "plot" and "Pos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "PMS vs Pos". 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 #1,444,056 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list