Which to use
“pasting” is a noun and “posting” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,147
- “pasting” frequency rank
- #3,714
- “posting” frequency rank
- 40861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasting | posting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of applying paste to something, or affixing something using paste. | present participle and gerund of post |
Where the eye mixes pasting and posting
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasting vs posting
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasting is /ˈpeɪstɪŋ/ while posting is /ˈpəʊstɪŋ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “pasting” becomes o in “posting”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasting is recorded at frequency rank #37,147, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɪstɪŋ/. posting is at rank #3,714, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈpəʊstɪŋ/.
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 40861, this pair ranks #263,757 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasting vs posting
Shared letters: ginpst. Private to "pasting": a. Private to "posting": o.
"pasting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "posting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasting" and "posting" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pasting" or "posting"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,757 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasting" and "posting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasting vs porting". 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 #263,757 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.