Which to use
“poseen” is a verb and “postes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,873
- “poseen” frequency rank
- #17,518
- “postes” frequency rank
- 23391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poseen | postes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de poseer. | Forma del plural de poste. |
Where the eye mixes poseen and postes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: poseen vs postes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: poseen is [poˈseẽn] while postes is [ˈpost̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
poseen is recorded at frequency rank #5,873, classified as averb, pronounced [poˈseẽn]. postes is at rank #17,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪es].
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 23391, this pair ranks #246,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of poseen vs postes
Shared letters: eops. Private to "poseen": n. Private to "postes": t.
"poseen" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "postes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "poseen" for "postes" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "poseen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poseen" and "postes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs postes". 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 #246,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.