Which to use
“Ports” is a noun and “posts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,763
- “Ports” frequency rank
- #14,390
- “posts” frequency rank
- 48153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ports | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Port | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs post |
Letter map: Ports vs posts
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ports and posts apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - Ports and posts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Ports is anoun and postsaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “Ports” becomes s in “posts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ports is recorded at frequency rank #33,763, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɔʁt͡s]. 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 48153, this pair ranks #1,258,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ports vs posts
Shared letters: opst. Private to "Ports": r. Private to "posts": -.
"Ports" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ports" for "posts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Ports" vs "posts" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Ports" vs "posts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ports" 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 #1,258,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ports" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pars vs Ports". 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 #1,258,903 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.