# poked vs posey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poked
*verb · IPA /pəʊkt/ · frequency rank #21,618*
simple past and past participle of poke

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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