# posed vs poser

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### posed
*verb · IPA /pəʊzd/ · frequency rank #9,510*
simple past and past participle of pose

### poser
*noun · IPA /ˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #43,318*
A particularly difficult question or puzzle.

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