Which to use
“Postbote” is a noun and “postete” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,221
- “Postbote” frequency rank
- #49,163
- “postete” frequency rank
- 80384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Postbote | postete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der Post zustellt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs posten |
Where the eye mixes Postbote and postete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Postbote and postete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Postbote is [ˈpɔstˌboːtə] while postete is [ˈpɔʊ̯stətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Postbote is recorded at frequency rank #31,221, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɔstˌboːtə]. postete is at rank #49,163, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpɔʊ̯stətə].
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 80384, this pair ranks #196,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Postbote vs postete
Shared letters: eopst. Private to "Postbote": b. Private to "postete": -.
"Postbote" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "postete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Postbote" and "postete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Postbote" or "postete" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Postbote" and "postete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Postbote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Postbote" and "postete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postete vs pustet". 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 #196,714 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.