poso

/[ˈposo]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,740

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

poso is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sólidos que estaban diluidos en un líquido y por la acción de la gravedad se depositan en el fondo del recipiente que lo contiene al líquido. Pronounced [ˈposo]. Often confused with pro and pot.

Key facts for poso
PropertyValue
Headwordposo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈposo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#46,740
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for poso is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈposo]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,740 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 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 poso, with forms such as "opso", "poos", and "posso". 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, "pro", "pot", "pou", 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 poso, spelled P-O-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sólidos que estaban diluidos en un líquido y por la acción de la gravedad se depositan en el fondo del recipiente que lo contiene al líquido.
  2. 2
    Descanso, quietud, reposo.
  3. 3
    Lugar para descansar o detenerse.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opso,poos,posso,pposo,psoo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for poso

Misspelling Variants of "poso"

opso4poos4posso5pposo5psoo4
Misspelling Variants of "poso"

Frequency rank: #46,740 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poso"?
"poso" is spelled P-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈposo].
What does "poso" mean?
As a noun, "poso" means: Sólidos que estaban diluidos en un líquido y por la acción de la gravedad se depositan en el fondo del recipiente que lo contiene al líquido.
What words are commonly confused with "poso"?
"poso" is commonly confused with "pro", "pot", "pou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poso" is [ˈposo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poso" come from?
"poso" 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.