Which to use
“posting” is a verb and “postings” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,714
- “posting” frequency rank
- #24,277
- “postings” frequency rank
- 27991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posting | postings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of post | plural of posting |
Where the eye mixes posting and postings
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: posting vs postings
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: posting is /ˈpəʊstɪŋ/ while postings is /ˈpəʊstɪŋz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “posting” sits inside “postings”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posting is recorded at frequency rank #3,714, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈpəʊstɪŋ/. 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 27991, this pair ranks #374,570 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posting vs postings
Shared letters: ginopst. Private to "posting": -. Private to "postings": -.
"posting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "postings" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "posting" and "postings" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "posting" or "postings"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "posting" 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 #374,570 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posting" and "postings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "porting vs postings". 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 #374,570 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.