Which to use
“pone” and “ponéis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #857
- “pone” frequency rank
- #48,606
- “ponéis” frequency rank
- 49463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pone | ponéis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de poner. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de poner. |
Where the eye mixes pone and ponéis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pone runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ponéis's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pone vs ponéis
A purely visual mix-up. pone ([ˈpone]) and ponéis ([poˈnejs]) 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 49463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pone is recorded at frequency rank #857, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpone]. ponéis is at rank #48,606, tagged as averb, pronounced [poˈnejs].
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 49463, this pair ranks #108,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pone vs ponéis
Shared letters: nop. Private to "pone": e. Private to "ponéis": isé.
"pone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ponéis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pone ← opne · pnoe · poen · ponne · ppone
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pone" and "ponéis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pone" or "ponéis"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pone" and "ponéis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ponéis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pone" and "ponéis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ponéis vs ponías". 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 #108,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.