# poppy vs posey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poppy
*noun · IPA /ˈpɒpi/ · frequency rank #13,216*
Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.

### 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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