Po vs Pos, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Po” and “Pos” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,093
“Po” frequency rank: #23,268
“Pos” frequency rank: 30361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Po	Pos
Definition	Gesäß (menschlicher Körperteil, auf dem gesessen wird)	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Po

Where the eye mixes Po and Pos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

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Pos

Visual trap between Po and Pos

A purely visual mix-up. Po ([poː]) and Pos ([poːs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Po” sits inside “Pos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Po is recorded at frequency rank #7,093, classified as anoun, pronounced [poː]. Pos is at rank #23,268, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poːs].

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 30361, this pair ranks #1,749,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Po vs Pos

Shared letters: op. Private to "Po": -. Private to "Pos": s.

"Po" · 2 letters · shape CV · "Pos" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Po" and "Pos" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([poː] versus [poːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "Po" or "Pos"?

"Po" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,093 in our German list, against #23,268 for "Pos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Po" and "Pos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "Po" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "Pos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,749,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Po" and "Pos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "PMS vs Pos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,749,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.