Which to use
“posts” is a verb and “prost” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,390
- “posts” frequency rank
- #10,544
- “prost” frequency rank
- 24934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posts | prost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs post | Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast |
Letter map: posts vs prost
Shared letters muted; letters that set posts and prost apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - posts and prost
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: posts is averb and prostanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posts is recorded at frequency rank #14,390, classified as averb, pronounced […]. prost is at rank #10,544, tagged as anintj, pronounced [pʁoːst].
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 24934, this pair ranks #1,840,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of posts vs prost
Shared letters: opst. Private to "posts": -. Private to "prost": r.
"posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "prost" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "posts" for "prost" ever safe?
Which is more common, "posts" or "prost"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "posts" and "prost".
- Full dictionary entry for "posts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,840,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posts" and "prost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posts 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 #1,840,502 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.