pontvsposoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#34,274
“pont” frequency rank
#46,740
“poso” frequency rank
81014
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pont poso
Definition Puente. Sólidos que estaban diluidos en un líquido y por la acción de la gravedad se depositan en el fondo del recipiente que lo contiene al líquido.

Where the eye mixes pont and poso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pont (CVCC) and poso (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
pont
4 ch
poso

Why the eye confuses pont with poso

A purely visual mix-up. pont (/ˈpɔ̃nt/) and poso ([ˈposo]) 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 81014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pont is recorded at frequency rank #34,274, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔ̃nt/. poso is at rank #46,740, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈposo].

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 81014, this pair ranks #10,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pont vs poso

Shared letters: op. Private to "pont": nt. Private to "poso": s.

"pont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "poso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pont ← opnt · pnot · ponnt · pontt · potn · ppont
  • poso ← opso · poos · posso · pposo · psoo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pont" and "poso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpɔ̃nt/ versus [ˈposo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pont" or "poso"?
"pont" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,274 in our Spanish list, against #46,740 for "poso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "pont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "poso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pont" and "poso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poso vs probo". 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 #10,925 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