Which to use
“porta” and “post” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,373
- “porta” frequency rank
- #1,118
- “post” frequency rank
- 21491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porta | post |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ historisches Perfekt Aktiv des Verbs porter | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs posen |
Where the eye mixes porta and post
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: porta vs post
A purely visual mix-up. porta ([pɔʁ.ta]) and post ([pɔʊ̯st]) 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 21491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porta is recorded at frequency rank #20,373, classified as averb, pronounced [pɔʁ.ta]. post is at rank #1,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɔʊ̯st].
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 21491, this pair ranks #1,885,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porta vs post
Shared letters: opt. Private to "porta": ar. Private to "post": s.
"porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "porta" for "post" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "porta" or "post" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "porta" and "post" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "porta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "post" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porta" and "post" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plata vs porta". 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 #1,885,647 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.