Which to use
“postiert” and “postuliert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,392
- “postiert” frequency rank
- #40,760
- “postuliert” frequency rank
- 89152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | postiert | postuliert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs postieren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs postulieren |
Where the eye mixes postiert and postuliert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between postiert and postuliert
A purely visual mix-up. postiert ([pɔsˈtiːɐ̯t]) and postuliert ([pɔstuˈliːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
postiert is recorded at frequency rank #48,392, classified as averb, pronounced [pɔsˈtiːɐ̯t]. postuliert is at rank #40,760, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɔstuˈliːɐ̯t].
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 89152, this pair ranks #60,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of postiert vs postuliert
Shared letters: eioprst. Private to "postiert": -. Private to "postuliert": lu.
"postiert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "postuliert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- postiert ← opstiert · positert · posstiert · posteirt · postierrt · postiertt · postietr · postiret
- postuliert ← opstuliert · posstuliert · postluiert · posttuliert · postuilert · postuleirt · postulierrt · postuliertt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "postiert" for "postuliert" ever safe?
Frequency check: "postiert" vs "postuliert" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "postiert" and "postuliert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "postiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postuliert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "postiert" and "postuliert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pointiert vs postiert". 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 #60,388 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.