Which to use
“Porto” is a noun and “posts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,798
- “Porto” frequency rank
- #14,390
- “posts” frequency rank
- 22188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Porto | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kosten, die für Postsendungen fällig werden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs post |
Letter map: Porto vs posts
Shared letters muted; letters that set Porto and posts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Porto and posts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Porto is anoun and postsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Porto is recorded at frequency rank #7,798, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɔʁto]. posts is at rank #14,390, 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 22188, this pair ranks #1,877,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Porto vs posts
Shared letters: opt. Private to "Porto": r. Private to "posts": s.
"Porto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Porto" and "posts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Porto" vs "posts" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Porto" vs "posts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Porto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,877,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Porto" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posts 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 #1,877,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.