# poet vs posey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poet
*noun · IPA /ˈpəʊ.ɪt/ · frequency rank #5,074*
A person who writes poems.

### posey
*adjective · frequency rank #32,129*
Pretentious; posturing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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