# popular vs postular

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### popular
*adjective · IPA [popuˈlaɾ] · frequency rank #693*
Que pertenece o concierne al pueblo.

### postular
*verb · IPA [post̪uˈlaɾ] · frequency rank #18,939*
Pedir, pretender.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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