repostvsspiritTell them apart

Which to use

“repost” and “spirit” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,790
“repost” frequency rank
#15,483
“spirit” frequency rank
56273
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repost spirit
Definition Repost der Geist

Letter map: repost vs spirit

Shared letters muted; letters that set repost and spirit apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. repost (CVCVCC) and spirit (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
repost
6 ch
spirit

Corpus notes: repost and spirit

repost and spirit are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repost is recorded at frequency rank #40,790, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. spirit is at rank #15,483, 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 56273, this pair ranks #946,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repost vs spirit

Shared letters: prst. Private to "repost": eo. Private to "spirit": i.

"repost" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "spirit" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reposterpost · reopst · reposst · repostt · repots · reppost · repsot · rpeost
  • spiritpsirit · siprit · spiirt · spiritt · spirrit · spirti · sppirit · spriit

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repost" and "spirit" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "repost" vs "spirit" - which ranks higher?
"spirit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,483 in our German list, against #40,790 for "repost". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "repost" and "spirit".

  • Full dictionary entry for "repost" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "spirit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #946,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repost" and "spirit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs repost". 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 #946,656 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