# pester vs poster

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pester
*verb · IPA /ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #48,966*
To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.

### poster
*noun · IPA /ˈpoʊstɚ/ · frequency rank #5,247*
A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.

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