Which to use
“posting” and “putting” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,714
- “posting” frequency rank
- #1,465
- “putting” frequency rank
- 5179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posting | putting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of post | present participle and gerund of put |
Where the eye mixes posting and putting
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses posting with putting
A purely visual mix-up. posting (/ˈpəʊstɪŋ/) and putting (/ˈpʊtɪŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5179, 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/. putting is at rank #1,465, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈpʊtɪŋ/.
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 5179, this pair ranks #516,304 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of posting vs putting
Shared letters: ginpt. Private to "posting": os. Private to "putting": u.
"posting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "putting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "posting" and "putting" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "posting" vs "putting" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "posting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "putting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #516,304 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posting" and "putting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "porting vs posting". 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 #516,304 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.