podervspósterTell them apart

Which to use

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

#168
“poder” frequency rank
#21,455
“póster” frequency rank
21623
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature poder póster
Definition Capacidad o facultad de ejecutar una acción. Fotografía o grabado que se exhibe en una pared sin fines publicitarios.

Where the eye mixes poder and póster

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
poder
6 ch
póster

Look-alike desk: poder vs póster

A purely visual mix-up. poder ([poˈð̞eɾ]) and póster ([ˈpost̪eɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

poder is recorded at frequency rank #168, classified as anoun, pronounced [poˈð̞eɾ]. póster is at rank #21,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪eɾ].

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 21623, this pair ranks #254,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of poder vs póster

Shared letters: epr. Private to "poder": do. Private to "póster": stó.

"poder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "póster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • poderopder · pdoer · podder · poderr · poedr · ppoder

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "poder" and "póster" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([poˈð̞eɾ] versus [ˈpost̪eɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "poder" or "póster"?
"poder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #168 in our Spanish list, against #21,455 for "póster". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "poder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "póster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #254,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "poder" and "póster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs póster". 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 #254,095 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