Which to use
“pesca” and “posta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,870
- “pesca” frequency rank
- #5,345
- “posta” frequency rank
- 9215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesca | posta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de pescar. | Grupo de caballos que se ubicaba en determinados lugares de los caminos para el relevo de los correos o de las diligencias en sus viajes. |
Where the eye mixes pesca and posta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pesca vs posta
A purely visual mix-up. pesca ([ˈpeska]) and posta ([ˈpost̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesca is recorded at frequency rank #3,870, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeska]. posta is at rank #5,345, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪a].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 9215, this pair ranks #302,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pesca vs posta
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pesca": ce. Private to "posta": ot.
"pesca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "posta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pesca" and "posta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pesca" or "posta" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pesca" and "posta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesca" and "posta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posta vs postas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #302,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.