rennstvsrepostTell them apart

Quick tell: rennst is a verb, repost is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rennst” is a verb and “repost” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,232
“rennst” frequency rank
#40,790
“repost” frequency rank
87022
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rennst repost
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen Repost

Letter map: rennst vs repost

Shared letters muted; letters that set rennst and repost apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. rennst (CVCCCC) and repost (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
rennst
6 ch
repost

Grammar separator: rennst vs repost

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rennst is averb and repostanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rennst is recorded at frequency rank #46,232, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁɛnst]. repost is at rank #40,790, tagged as anoun, 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 87022, this pair ranks #85,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rennst vs repost

Shared letters: erst. Private to "rennst": n. Private to "repost": op.

"rennst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC  ·  "repost" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rennst ← rennsst · rennstt · rennts · rensnt · rnenst · rrennst
  • repost ← erpost · reopst · reposst · repostt · repots · reppost · repsot · rpeost

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rennst" for "repost" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rennst" is a verb and "repost" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "rennst" vs "repost" - which ranks higher?
"repost" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,790 in our German list, against #46,232 for "rennst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "rennst" and "repost". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rennst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #85,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rennst" and "repost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regst vs rennst". 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 #85,759 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