posa

/[ˈposa]/ verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,406

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

posa is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de posar. Pronounced [ˈposa]. Often confused with pot and pou.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of posa in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for posa is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈposa]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,406 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for posa, with forms such as "opsa", "poas", and "possa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is posa, spelled P-O-S-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for posa

Misspelling Variants of "posa"

opsa4poas4possa5pposa5psoa4
Misspelling Variants of "posa"

Frequency rank: #25,406 in Spanish

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.