Which to use
“pasting” and “postings” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,147
- “pasting” frequency rank
- #24,277
- “postings” frequency rank
- 61424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasting | postings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of applying paste to something, or affixing something using paste. | plural of posting |
Where the eye mixes pasting and postings
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasting vs postings
A purely visual mix-up. pasting (/ˈpeɪstɪŋ/) and postings (/ˈpəʊstɪŋz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61424, 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/. postings is at rank #24,277, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpəʊstɪŋz/.
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 61424, this pair ranks #94,348 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pasting vs postings
Shared letters: ginpst. Private to "pasting": a. Private to "postings": o.
"pasting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "postings" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasting" for "postings" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasting" vs "postings" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,348 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasting" and "postings" 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 #94,348 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.