Which to use
“posted” and “postest” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,144
- “posted” frequency rank
- #42,055
- “postest” frequency rank
- 86199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posted | postest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs post | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs posen |
Letter map: posted vs postest
Shared letters muted; letters that set posted and postest apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - posted / postest
posted and postest are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posted is recorded at frequency rank #44,144, classified as averb, pronounced […]. postest is at rank #42,055, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpɔʊ̯stəst].
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 86199, this pair ranks #97,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of posted vs postest
Shared letters: eopst. Private to "posted": d. Private to "postest": -.
"posted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "postest" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "posted" and "postest" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "posted" or "postest"?
After this comparison
You've compared "posted" and "postest". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "posted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posted" and "postest" 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 #97,201 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.