Which to use
“porting” and “postings” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,411
- “porting” frequency rank
- #24,277
- “postings” frequency rank
- 68688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porting | postings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An opening through or into which fluid or other material can flow. | plural of posting |
Letter map: porting vs postings
Shared letters muted; letters that set porting and postings apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: porting and postings
porting and postings are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porting is recorded at frequency rank #44,411, classified as anoun. 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 68688, this pair ranks #57,774 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of porting vs postings
Shared letters: ginopt. Private to "porting": r. Private to "postings": s.
"porting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "postings" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "porting" for "postings" ever safe?
Frequency check: "porting" vs "postings" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "porting" vs "postings" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "porting" 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 #57,774 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porting" and "postings" 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 #57,774 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.