Which to use
“posted” is a verb and “Poster” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,144
- “posted” frequency rank
- #8,765
- “Poster” frequency rank
- 52909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posted | Poster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs post | Plakat mit künstlerischem oder provozierendem Anspruch |
Letter map: posted vs Poster
Shared letters muted; letters that set posted and Poster apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: posted vs Poster
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: posted is averb and Posteranoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “posted” becomes r in “Poster”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posted is recorded at frequency rank #44,144, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Poster is at rank #8,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoːstɐ].
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 52909, this pair ranks #1,078,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posted vs Poster
Shared letters: eopst. Private to "posted": d. Private to "Poster": r.
"posted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Poster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "posted" for "Poster" ever safe?
Frequency check: "posted" vs "Poster" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "posted" and "Poster".
- Full dictionary entry for "posted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Poster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,078,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posted" and "Poster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posted vs puzzles". 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 #1,078,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.