Which to use
“poner” is a verb and “póster” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #490
- “poner” frequency rank
- #21,455
- “póster” frequency rank
- 21945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poner | póster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dejar un objeto dentro de otro. | Fotografía o grabado que se exhibe en una pared sin fines publicitarios. |
Where the eye mixes poner and póster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between poner and póster
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: poner is [poˈneɾ] while póster is [ˈpost̪eɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poner is recorded at frequency rank #490, classified as averb, pronounced [poˈneɾ]. 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 21945, this pair ranks #252,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poner vs póster
Shared letters: epr. Private to "poner": no. Private to "póster": stó.
"poner" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "póster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poner ← opner · pnoer · poenr · ponerr · ponner · ponre · pponer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poner" and "póster" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "poner" or "póster" 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 "poner" 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 #252,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poner" 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 #252,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.