# posed

> English word · Verb · IPA /pəʊzd/ · frequency rank #9,510

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of pose
2. Alternative spelling of supposed.

## Easily confused with
- **post** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-post)
- **PTSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-ptsd)
- **posh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-posh)
- **power** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-power)
- **posts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-posts)
- **pound** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-pound)
- **prose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-prose)
- **posse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-posse)
- **posey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-posey)
- **posit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-posit)
- **poser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-poser)
- **posted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-posted)
- **proved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-proved)
- **pushed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-pushed)
- **poster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-poster)
- **poured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-poured)
- **potted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-potted)
- **Posner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-posner)
- **pulsed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posed-vs-pulsed)
- **pod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pod-vs-posed)

## Common misspellings (7)
`opsed`, `poesd`, `posde`, `posedd`, `possed`, `pposed`, `psoed`

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