pontevspósterConfusable pair

Quick tell: ponte is a verb, póster is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ponte” is a verb and “póster” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,639
“ponte” frequency rank
#21,455
“póster” frequency rank
26094
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ponte póster
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de ponerse. Fotografía o grabado que se exhibe en una pared sin fines publicitarios.

Where the eye mixes ponte and póster

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

5 ch
ponte
6 ch
póster

Visual trap between ponte and póster

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ponte is [ˈpõn̪t̪e] 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 26094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ponte is recorded at frequency rank #4,639, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpõn̪t̪e]. 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 26094, this pair ranks #233,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ponte vs póster

Shared letters: ept. Private to "ponte": no. Private to "póster": rsó.

"ponte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "póster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ponteopnte · pnote · ponet · ponnte · pontte · potne · pponte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ponte" for "póster" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ponte" is a verb and "póster" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ponte" or "póster" show up more?
"ponte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,639 in our Spanish list, against #21,455 for "póster". 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 "ponte" and "póster" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ponte" 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 #233,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ponte" 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 #233,338 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