Which to use
“Postkarte” and “Postkarten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,662
- “Postkarte” frequency rank
- #18,663
- “Postkarten” frequency rank
- 37325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Postkarte | Postkarten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Karte, die auf der einen Seite zumeist mit einem Motiv – etwa einem Foto, einem Kunstwerk oder einer Collage –, sowie gegebenenfalls zum Motiv gehörigem Text bedruckt ist und auf der anderen Seite Platz für eine schriftliche Mitteilung sowie die Adressangabe und zum Aufkleben von Briefmarken bietet, so dass die Karte auch ohne Kuvert verschickt werden kann | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Postkarte |
Where the eye mixes Postkarte and Postkarten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Postkarte runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against Postkarten's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Postkarte vs Postkarten
A purely visual mix-up. Postkarte ([ˈpɔstˌkaʁtə]) and Postkarten ([ˈpɔstˌkaʁtən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Postkarte” sits inside “Postkarten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Postkarte is recorded at frequency rank #18,662, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɔstˌkaʁtə]. Postkarten is at rank #18,663, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɔstˌkaʁtən].
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 37325, this pair ranks #1,593,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Postkarte vs Postkarten
Shared letters: aekoprst. Private to "Postkarte": -. Private to "Postkarten": n.
"Postkarte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "Postkarten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Postkarte ← opstkarte · posktarte · posstkarte · postakrte · postkaret · postkarrte · postkartte · postkatre
- Postkarten ← opstkarten · posktarten · posstkarten · postakrten · postkaretn · postkarrten · postkartenn · postkartne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Postkarte" for "Postkarten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Postkarte" vs "Postkarten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Postkarte" and "Postkarten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Postkarte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Postkarten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,593,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,593,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.