Poster

[ˈpoːstɐ]

/[ˈpoːstɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Poster” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,765
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plakat mit künstlerischem oder provozierendem Anspruch

Corpus desk

Index DE-poster · Poster · German

Poster · rank #8,765 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,765
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH platt

Nearest frequency peer: platt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Poster“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Poster“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Poster vs power
50% similar
Poster vs posts
50% similar
Poster vs Puste
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Poster
PropertyValue
HeadwordPoster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpoːstɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,765
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Poster“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Posterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „platt“ (#8,764), „Professoren“ (#8,766), „Pest“ (#8,763). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Poster“ bei #8,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Poster (IPA [ˈpoːstɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,765 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Poster, with forms such as "opster", "posetr", and "posster". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "power", "posts", "Puste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Poster, spelled P-O-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plakat mit künstlerischem oder provozierendem Anspruch
  2. 2
    Schautafel bei einem wissenschaftlichen Kongress

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Poster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Poster meines Lieblingsschauspielers hängt an der Wand.
  2. „Ich habe die Zeiten der strengen Rassentrennung in den Vereinigten Staaten nicht mehr erlebt, ich musste nie im Bus hinten stehen, doch als ich aus den tristen Fluren der Berliner Ausländerpolizei in ein frisch gestrichenes Zimmer mit Topfpflanzen und Postern gebeten wurde, konnte ich mich des Gefühls nicht erwehren, dass man mich durch den Eingang für G…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opster
  • posetr
  • posster
  • posterr
  • postre
  • postter
  • potser
  • pposter
  • psoter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Poster - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opster2posetr2posster1posterr1postre2postter1potser2pposter1
Edit distance from "Poster"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Poster"?
"Poster" is spelled P-O-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoːstɐ].
What does "Poster" mean?
As a noun, "Poster" means: Plakat mit künstlerischem oder provozierendem Anspruch
What words are commonly confused with "Poster"?
"Poster" is commonly confused with "power", "posts", "Puste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Poster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Poster" is [ˈpoːstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Poster" come from?
"Poster" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Poster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list