Which to use
“poste” and “pustet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,669
- “poste” frequency rank
- #46,216
- “pustet” frequency rank
- 59885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poste | pustet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs posen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pusten |
Where the eye mixes poste and pustet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: poste vs pustet
A purely visual mix-up. poste ([ˈpoːstə]) and pustet ([ˈpuːstət]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poste is recorded at frequency rank #13,669, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpoːstə]. pustet is at rank #46,216, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpuːstət].
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 59885, this pair ranks #807,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poste vs pustet
Shared letters: epst. Private to "poste": o. Private to "pustet": u.
"poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pustet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poste" and "pustet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "poste" or "pustet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pustet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #807,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poste" and "pustet" 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 #807,723 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.