Which to use
“posting” is a verb and “Postings” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,004
- “posting” frequency rank
- #27,454
- “Postings” frequency rank
- 54458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posting | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs post | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Posting |
Letter map: posting vs Postings
Shared letters muted; letters that set posting and Postings apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Grammar separator: posting vs Postings
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: posting is averb and Postingsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “posting” sits inside “Postings”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posting is recorded at frequency rank #27,004, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Postings is at rank #27,454, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɔʊ̯stɪŋs].
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 54458, this pair ranks #1,018,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posting vs Postings
Shared letters: ginopst. Private to "posting": -. Private to "Postings": -.
"posting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Postings" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "posting" and "Postings" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "posting" or "Postings"?
Useful next steps
Pair "posting" vs "Postings" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "posting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Postings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,018,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posting" and "Postings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posting 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 #1,018,117 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.