# poised

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɔɪzd/ · frequency rank #16,560

## Definitions
1. Possessing poise, having self-confidence.
2. Ready, prepared.
3. Balanced, in position, in equilibrium.

## Easily confused with
- **pose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-pose)
- **posed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-posed)
- **poked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-poked)
- **posse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-posse)
- **posey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-posey)
- **poser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-poser)
- **posted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-posted)
- **poison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-poison)
- **priced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-priced)
- **poured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-poured)
- **prized** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-prized)
- **polled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-polled)
- **primed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-primed)
- **ported** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-ported)
- **pooled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-pooled)
- **potted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-potted)
- **pooped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-pooped)
- **pulsed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-pulsed)
- **praised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-praised)
- **promised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-promised)

## Common misspellings (8)
`opised`, `piosed`, `poiesd`, `poisde`, `poisedd`, `poissed`, `posied`, `ppoised`

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