# position vs positional

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### position
*noun · IPA /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #624*
A place or location.

### positional
*adjective · frequency rank #29,044*
Relating to the position of something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/position-vs-positional