Which to use
“porta” and “poste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,373
- “porta” frequency rank
- #13,669
- “poste” frequency rank
- 34042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porta | poste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ historisches Perfekt Aktiv des Verbs porter | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs posen |
Where the eye mixes porta and poste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: porta vs poste
A purely visual mix-up. porta ([pɔʁ.ta]) and poste ([ˈpoːstə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34042, 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]. 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 34042, this pair ranks #1,672,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porta vs poste
Shared letters: opt. Private to "porta": ar. Private to "poste": es.
"porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "porta" for "poste" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "porta" 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 #1,672,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porta" and "poste" 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 #1,672,283 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.