Which to use
“Polster” is a noun and “posted” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,660
- “Polster” frequency rank
- #44,144
- “posted” frequency rank
- 62804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Polster | posted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kissen im Bett | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs post |
Letter map: Polster vs posted
Shared letters muted; letters that set Polster and posted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for Polster / posted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Polster is anoun and postedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Polster is recorded at frequency rank #18,660, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɔlstɐ]. posted is at rank #44,144, 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 62804, this pair ranks #699,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Polster vs posted
Shared letters: eopst. Private to "Polster": lr. Private to "posted": d.
"Polster" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "posted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Polster" for "posted" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Polster" or "posted"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Polster" and "posted".
- Full dictionary entry for "Polster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #699,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Polster" and "posted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posted 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 #699,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.