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“Posten” and “potter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,173
“Posten” frequency rank
#9,607
“potter” frequency rank
11780
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Posten potter
Definition Teil einer Gesamtmenge Handwerker: der Töpfer

Letter map: Posten vs potter

Shared letters muted; letters that set Posten and potter apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Posten
6 ch
potter

Corpus notes: Posten and potter

Posten and potter 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 11780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Posten is recorded at frequency rank #2,173, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɔstn̩]. potter is at rank #9,607, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 11780, this pair ranks #1,967,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Posten vs potter

Shared letters: eopt. Private to "Posten": ns. Private to "potter": r.

"Posten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "potter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Postenopsten · posetn · possten · postenn · postne · postten · potsen · pposten
  • potteroptter · poter · potetr · potterr · pottre · ppotter · ptoter

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Posten" and "potter" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Posten" vs "potter" - which ranks higher?
"Posten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,173 in our German list, against #9,607 for "potter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "Posten" vs "potter" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Posten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "potter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,967,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Posten" and "potter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "potter 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 #1,967,938 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list