postestvspostsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#42,055
“postest” frequency rank
#14,390
“posts” frequency rank
56445
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature postest posts
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs posen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs post

Letter map: postest vs posts

Shared letters muted; letters that set postest and posts apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
postest
5 ch
posts

Corpus notes: postest and posts

postest and posts 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

postest is recorded at frequency rank #42,055, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpɔʊ̯stəst]. posts is at rank #14,390, tagged as averb, 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 56445, this pair ranks #939,876 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of postest vs posts

Shared letters: opst. Private to "postest": e. Private to "posts": -.

"postest" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • postestopstest · posetst · posstest · postesst · postestt · postets · postset · posttest
  • postsopsts · possts · postss · postts · potss · pposts · psots

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "postest" for "posts" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "postest" or "posts"?
"posts" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,390 in our German list, against #42,055 for "postest". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "postest" and "posts".

  • Full dictionary entry for "postest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "posts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #939,876 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "postest" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postest vs postete". 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 #939,876 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