# pos vs posit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pos
*adjective · IPA /pɒz/ · frequency rank #11,268*
Clipping of positive.

### posit
*noun · IPA /ˈpɒzɪt/ · frequency rank #39,036*
Something that is posited; a postulate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-posit