# posed vs posey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

## Source
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