posovspostConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#46,740
“poso” frequency rank
#945
“post” frequency rank
47685
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature poso post
Definition 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. Correo.

Where the eye mixes poso and post

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

4 ch
poso
4 ch
post

Look-alike desk: poso vs post

A purely visual mix-up. poso ([ˈposo]) and post (/pəʊst/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - o in “poso” becomes t in “post”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

poso is recorded at frequency rank #46,740, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈposo]. post is at rank #945, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pəʊst/.

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 47685, this pair ranks #118,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of poso vs post

Shared letters: ops. Private to "poso": -. Private to "post": t.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • posoopso · poos · posso · pposo · psoo
  • postopst · posst · postt · pots · ppost · psot

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "poso" and "post" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈposo] versus /pəʊst/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "poso" or "post"?
"post" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #945 in our Spanish list, against #46,740 for "poso". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "poso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "post" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #118,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "poso" and "post" 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 #118,666 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