# pos

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɒz/ · frequency rank #11,268

## Definitions
1. Clipping of positive.
2. Alternative spelling of poz (“HIV positive”).
3. Clipping of possessive.

## Easily confused with
- **PP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pp)
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pr)
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pt)
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-ps)
- **PU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pu)
- **PV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pv)
- **PW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pw)
- **PX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-px)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-put)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pro)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pot)
- **pub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pub)
- **ppl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-ppl)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pup)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pun)
- **PSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-psa)
- **PTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pts)
- **psi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-psi)
- **POW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-pow)
- **PSG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-psg)

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