Which to use
“ponte” is a noun and “poste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,853
- “ponte” frequency rank
- #13,669
- “poste” frequency rank
- 58522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ponte | poste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Brücke | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs posen |
Letter map: ponte vs poste
Shared letters muted; letters that set ponte and poste apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - ponte and poste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ponte is anoun and posteaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “ponte” becomes s in “poste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ponte is recorded at frequency rank #44,853, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. poste is at rank #13,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpoːstə].
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 58522, this pair ranks #859,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ponte vs poste
Shared letters: eopt. Private to "ponte": n. Private to "poste": s.
"ponte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ponte" and "poste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ponte" or "poste"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "ponte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #859,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ponte" and "poste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ponte 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 #859,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.