# posh vs posit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### posh
*adjective · IPA /pɑʃ/ · frequency rank #17,212*
Associated with the upper classes.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posh-vs-posit