# posture

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒst͡ʃə/ · frequency rank #12,123

## Definitions
1. The way a person holds and positions their body.
2. A situation or condition.
3. One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
4. The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra (“position, situation”). Doublet of positura.

## Easily confused with
- **poster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poster-vs-posture)
- **picture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picture-vs-posture)
- **postage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/postage-vs-posture)
- **pasture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasture-vs-posture)
- **postural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/postural-vs-posture)

## Common misspellings (10)
`opsture`, `possture`, `postrue`, `postture`, `postuer`, `posturre`, `posutre`, `potsure`, `pposture`, `psoture`

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