Which to use
“porting” is a noun and “posting” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,411
- “porting” frequency rank
- #3,714
- “posting” frequency rank
- 48125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porting | posting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An opening through or into which fluid or other material can flow. | present participle and gerund of post |
Letter map: porting vs posting
Shared letters muted; letters that set porting and posting apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - porting and posting
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: porting is anoun and postingaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “porting” becomes s in “posting”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porting is recorded at frequency rank #44,411, classified as anoun. 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 48125, this pair ranks #196,039 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of porting vs posting
Shared letters: ginopt. Private to "porting": r. Private to "posting": s.
"porting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "posting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "porting" and "posting" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "porting" 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 #196,039 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porting" and "posting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "porting vs punting". 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 #196,039 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.