podavspostConfusable pair

Which to use

“poda” and “post” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,926
“poda” frequency rank
#945
“post” frequency rank
32871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature poda post
Definition Acción o efecto de podar (proceso de recortar partes de una planta). Correo.

Where the eye mixes poda and post

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
poda
4 ch
post

Visual trap between poda and post

A purely visual mix-up. poda ([ˈpoð̞a]) and post (/pəʊst/) 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 32871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

poda is recorded at frequency rank #31,926, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoð̞a]. post is at rank #945, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pəʊst/.

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 32871, this pair ranks #199,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of poda vs post

Shared letters: op. Private to "poda": ad. Private to "post": st.

"poda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • podaopda · pdoa · poad · podda · ppoda
  • postopst · posst · postt · pots · ppost · psot

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "poda" and "post" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpoð̞a] versus /pəʊst/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "poda" or "post"?
"post" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #945 in our Spanish list, against #31,926 for "poda". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "poda" and "post" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "poda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "post" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #199,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "poda" and "post" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poda vs Poveda". 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 #199,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list