Which to use
“posted” and “postet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,144
- “posted” frequency rank
- #12,364
- “postet” frequency rank
- 56508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posted | postet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs post | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs posen |
Letter map: posted vs postet
Shared letters muted; letters that set posted and postet apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: posted and postet
posted and postet 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 a single letter - d in “posted” becomes t in “postet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posted is recorded at frequency rank #44,144, classified as averb, pronounced […]. postet is at rank #12,364, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpɔʊ̯stət].
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 56508, this pair ranks #937,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posted vs postet
Shared letters: eopst. Private to "posted": d. Private to "postet": -.
"posted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "postet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "posted" and "postet" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "posted" or "postet"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "posted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #937,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posted" and "postet" 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 #937,459 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.