Which to use
“posted” and “pusten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,144
- “posted” frequency rank
- #35,395
- “pusten” frequency rank
- 79539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posted | pusten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs post | durch plötzliches heftiges Ausatmen einen starken Luftstrom erzeugen |
Letter map: posted vs pusten
Shared letters muted; letters that set posted and pusten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. posted and pusten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: posted and pusten
posted and pusten 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posted is recorded at frequency rank #44,144, classified as averb, pronounced […]. pusten is at rank #35,395, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpuːstn̩].
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 79539, this pair ranks #214,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of posted vs pusten
Shared letters: epst. Private to "posted": do. Private to "pusten": nu.
"posted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pusten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "posted" and "pusten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "posted" or "pusten"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "posted" and "pusten".
- Full dictionary entry for "posted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pusten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posted" and "pusten" 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 #214,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.