Which to use
“poso” and “pozo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,740
- “poso” frequency rank
- #4,740
- “pozo” frequency rank
- 51480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | poso | pozo |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Excavación destinada a extraer agua de la tierra para beber. |
Same sound, different letters: poso vs pozo
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: poso vs pozo
This is the hard kind. poso and pozo are pronounced identically ([ˈposo]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - s in “poso” becomes z in “pozo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51480, 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]. pozo is at rank #4,740, 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 51480, this pair ranks #97,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of poso vs pozo
Shared letters: op. Private to "poso": s. Private to "pozo": z.
"poso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pozo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "poso" and "pozo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "poso" vs "pozo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "poso" / "pozo". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "poso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pozo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "poso" and "pozo" 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 #97,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.