Which to use
“post” and “postet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,118
- “post” frequency rank
- #12,364
- “postet” frequency rank
- 13482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | post | postet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs posen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs posen |
Where the eye mixes post and postet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. post runs 4 letters (CVCC) against postet's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses post with postet
A purely visual mix-up. post ([pɔʊ̯st]) and postet ([ˈpɔʊ̯stət]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “post” sits inside “postet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
post is recorded at frequency rank #1,118, classified as averb, pronounced [pɔʊ̯st]. postet is at rank #12,364, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpɔʊ̯stət].
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 13482, this pair ranks #1,957,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of post vs postet
Shared letters: opst. Private to "post": -. Private to "postet": e.
"post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "postet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "post" and "postet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "post" or "postet"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "post" and "postet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "post" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "post" and "postet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postet vs postete". 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 #1,957,712 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.