Posten

/[ˈpɔstn̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,173

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Posten is aGermannoun. It means: Teil einer Gesamtmenge Pronounced [ˈpɔstn̩]. It ranks #2,173 in German word frequency. Often confused with posts and Puste.

Key facts for Posten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPosten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔstn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,173
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Posten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Posten is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɔstn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,173 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Posten, with forms such as "opsten", "posetn", and "possten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "posts", "Puste", "Poster", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Posten, spelled P-O-S-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teil einer Gesamtmenge
  2. 2
    Kontrollstelle (zum Beispiel bei Militär oder Polizei) oder Person in dieser Funktion
  3. 3
    Stelle in einer Organisation
  4. 4
    grober Schrot für Jagdflinten

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opsten,posetn,possten,postenn,postne,postten,potsen,pposten,psoten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Posten

Misspelling Variants of "Posten"

opsten6posetn6possten7postenn7postne6postten7potsen6pposten7
Misspelling Variants of "Posten"

Frequency rank: #2,173 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Posten"?
"Posten" is spelled P-O-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstn̩].
What does "Posten" mean?
As a noun, "Posten" means: Teil einer Gesamtmenge
What words are commonly confused with "Posten"?
"Posten" is commonly confused with "posts", "Puste", "Poster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Posten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Posten" is [ˈpɔstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Posten" come from?
"Posten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.