poseer
[poseˈeɾ]
The verdict
“poseer” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,428 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #8,428
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tener derecho al uso y disposición de una cosa
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poseer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [poseˈeɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poseer” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for poseer is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poseˈeɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,428 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for poseer, with forms such as "opseer", "poceer", and "poeser". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "power", "poste", "poseo", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is poseer, spelled P-O-S-E-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tener derecho al uso y disposición de una cosa
- 2Por extensión, gozar del uso y disposición de alguna cosa, aunque no se tenga derecho legal a la misma
- 3Saber o conocer acabadamente algo
- 4Contar con la anuencia de alguien por gozar de su respeto o de autoridad moral
- 5Tomar control de la mente o el cuerpo de una persona, especialmente si es de modo sobrenatural
- 6Mantener relaciones sexuales con alguien
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opseer,poceer,poeser,poseerr,poser,posere,posseer,pposeer,psoeer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poseer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “poseer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-S-E-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poseˈeɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “power” - see the side-by-side comparison. poseer vs power
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.