pospuso

[posˈpuso]

/[posˈpuso]/ verb

The verdict

“pospuso” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #49,206 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#49,206
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de posponer.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

pospuso vs propuso
71% similar
pospuso vs póstumo
57% similar
pospuso vs pospuesto
78% similar

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

Key facts for pospuso
PropertyValue
Headwordpospuso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[posˈpuso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,206
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pospuso” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pospuso lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pospuso is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [posˈpuso]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,206 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de posponer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pospuso, with forms such as "opspuso", "popsuso", and "posppuso". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "propuso", "póstumo", "pospuesto", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 pospuso, spelled P-O-S-P-U-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de posponer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opspuso,popsuso,posppuso,pospsuo,pospuos,pospusso,posspuso,posupso,ppospuso,psopuso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pospuso - 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.

opspuso2popsuso2posppuso1pospsuo2pospuos2pospusso1posspuso1posupso2
Edit distance from "pospuso"

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 "pospuso"?
"pospuso" is spelled P-O-S-P-U-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [posˈpuso].
What does "pospuso" mean?
As a verb, "pospuso" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de posponer.
What words are commonly confused with "pospuso"?
"pospuso" is commonly confused with "propuso", "póstumo", "pospuesto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pospuso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pospuso" is [posˈpuso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pospuso" come from?
"pospuso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “pospuso”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-S-P-U-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [posˈpuso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “propuso” - see the side-by-side comparison. pospuso vs propuso
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list