poza
[ˈposa]
The verdict
“poza” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,502
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zona de un río o playa donde hay más profundidad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-poza · poza · Spanish
poza · rank #31,502 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #31,502
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH positivismo
Nearest frequency peer: positivismo (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “poza”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- porquerías
porquerías
68,501 corpus weight
- positivismo
positivismo
68,500 corpus weight
- poza
poza
68,499 corpus weight
- preguntaría
preguntaría
68,497 corpus weight
- premeditado
premeditado
68,496 corpus weight
- presionan
presionan
68,494 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “poza” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | poza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈposa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #31,502 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poza” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around poza (IPA [ˈposa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,502 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for poza, with forms such as "opza", "poaz", and "pozza". 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, "púa", "puta", "pura", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is poza, spelled P-O-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Zona de un río o playa donde hay más profundidad.
- 2Depresión del suelo donde hay agua detenida.
- 3Estanque o balsa destinados a empozar o sumergir el lino o el cáñamo para ablandarlo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- opza
- poaz
- pozza
- ppoza
- pzoa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poza - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "poza", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "poza". Here's where to go from here.
- "poza" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "púa". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #31,502 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.