posa

[ˈposa]

/[ˈposa]/ verb

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The verdict

“posa” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,406
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de posar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-posa · posa · Spanish

posa · rank #25,406 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,406
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH porche

Nearest frequency peer: porche (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “posa”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “posa” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

posa vs pot
50% similar
posa vs pou
50% similar
posa vs pus
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for posa
PropertyValue
Headwordposa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈposa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,406
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “posa”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.posacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “porche” (#25,405), “precedido” (#25,407), “poncho” (#25,404). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “posa” va en #25,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around posa (IPA [ˈposa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,406 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for posa, with forms such as "opsa", "poas", and "possa". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pot", "pou", "pus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is posa, spelled P-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de posar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de posar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opsa
  • poas
  • possa
  • pposa
  • psoa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of posa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opsa2poas2possa1pposa1psoa2
Edit distance from "posa"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "posa"?
"posa" is spelled P-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈposa].
What does "posa" mean?
As a verb, "posa" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de posar.
What words are commonly confused with "posa"?
"posa" is commonly confused with "pot", "pou", "pus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "posa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "posa" is [ˈposa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "posa" come from?
"posa" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "posa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nate#25,370sima#25,451mean#25,352mare#25,350

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Viana5 variantsacné5 variantsdota5 variantsdaga5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list