Which to use
“post” is a verb and “Probst” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,118
- “post” frequency rank
- #22,099
- “Probst” frequency rank
- 23217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | post | Probst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs posen | deutscher Familienname |
Where the eye mixes post and Probst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between post and Probst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: post is [pɔʊ̯st] while Probst is [pʁoːpst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23217, 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]. Probst is at rank #22,099, tagged as aname, pronounced [pʁoːpst].
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 23217, this pair ranks #1,864,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of post vs Probst
Shared letters: opst. Private to "post": -. Private to "Probst": br.
"post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Probst" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "post" for "Probst" ever safe?
Frequency check: "post" vs "Probst" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "post" and "Probst" 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 "Probst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,864,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "post" and "Probst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "presst vs Probst". 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 #1,864,231 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.