# posterior vs posterity

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### posterior
*adjective · IPA /pɒsˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #16,562*
Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.

### posterity
*noun · IPA /pɒˈstɛɹɪti/ · frequency rank #30,183*
All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

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