posted

/ˈpoʊstɪd/

//ˈpoʊstɪd// verb

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"posted" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“posted” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,146. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,146
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of post

Corpus desk

Index EN-posted · posted · English

posted · rank #1,146 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,146
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH photo

Nearest frequency peer: photo (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “posted”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “posted” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

posted vs posts
67% similar
posted vs pushed
67% similar
posted vs poster
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for posted
PropertyValue
Headwordposted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈpoʊstɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,146
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “posted”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).postedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “photo” (#1,145), “safety” (#1,147), “movement” (#1,144). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “posted” is #1,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around posted (IPA /ˈpoʊstɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,146 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of post".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for posted, with forms such as "opsted", "posetd", and "possted". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "posts", "pushed", "poster", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is posted, spelled P-O-S-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of post

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opsted
  • posetd
  • possted
  • postde
  • postedd
  • postted
  • potsed
  • pposted
  • psoted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of posted - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opsted2posetd2possted1postde2postedd1postted1potsed2pposted1
Edit distance from "posted"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "posted"?
"posted" is spelled P-O-S-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpoʊstɪd/.
What does "posted" mean?
As a verb, "posted" means: simple past and past participle of post
What words are commonly confused with "posted"?
"posted" is commonly confused with "posts", "pushed", "poster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "posted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "posted" is /ˈpoʊstɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "posted" come from?
"posted" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "posted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

safety#1,147sounds#1,151income#1,140asking#1,158

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

episode9 variantscalling9 variantswinning9 variantsFriday9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list