pose

[ˈpose]

/[ˈpose]/ noun

The verdict

“pose” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #18,046) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#18,046
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Postura estudiada, por lo general forzada.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pose · pose · Spanish

pose · rank #18,046 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,046
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH portar

Nearest frequency peer: portar (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “pose”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “pose” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

pose vs pue
50% similar
pose vs pot
50% similar
pose vs pou
50% similar

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

Key facts for pose
PropertyValue
Headwordpose
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpose]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,046
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “pose”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).posecae 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 “portar” (#18,045), “preferir” (#18,047), “platillo” (#18,044). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pose” va en #18,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for pose is neighbouring look-alikes ("pue", "pot", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈpose]. Frequency #18,046 among 6,028 “P” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for pose, with forms such as "opse", "poce", and "poes". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pue", "pot", "pou", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pose, spelled P-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Postura estudiada, por lo general forzada.
  2. 2
    Acomodo para una fotografía, que sabe a impostura.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opse
  • poce
  • poes
  • ppose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pose - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opse2poce1poes2ppose1
Edit distance from "pose"

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 "pose"?
"pose" is spelled P-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpose].
What does "pose" mean?
As a noun, "pose" means: Postura estudiada, por lo general forzada.
What words are commonly confused with "pose"?
"pose" is commonly confused with "pue", "pot", "pou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pose" is [ˈpose]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pose" come from?
"pose" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list