# paste vs posse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### paste
*noun · IPA /peɪst/ · frequency rank #8,183*
A soft moist mixture, in particular:

### posse
*noun · IPA /ˈpɒs.i/ · frequency rank #23,072*
A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paste-vs-posse