Which to use
“poción” and “posición” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,011
- “poción” frequency rank
- #858
- “posición” frequency rank
- 41869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poción | posición |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquier líquido bebible. | Lugar, ubicación |
Where the eye mixes poción and posición
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. poción runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against posición's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses poción with posición
A purely visual mix-up. poción ([poˈsjõn]) and posición ([posiˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poción is recorded at frequency rank #41,011, classified as anoun, pronounced [poˈsjõn]. posición is at rank #858, tagged as anoun, pronounced [posiˈsjõn].
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 41869, this pair ranks #151,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poción vs posición
Shared letters: cinopó. Private to "poción": -. Private to "posición": s.
"poción" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "posición" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "poción" and "posición" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "poción" or "posición" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "poción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posición" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poción" and "posición" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poción vs pociones". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #151,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.