# pateo vs poseo

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### pateo
*verb · IPA [paˈt̪eo] · frequency rank #46,713*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de patear.

### poseo
*verb · IPA [poˈseo] · frequency rank #30,195*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de poseer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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