Which to use
“posse” is a verb and “postes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,630
- “posse” frequency rank
- #17,518
- “postes” frequency rank
- 60148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posse | postes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Infinitivo presente activo de possum. | Forma del plural de poste. |
Where the eye mixes posse and postes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: posse vs postes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: posse is [ˈpɔs.sɛ] while postes is [ˈpost̪es]. 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 60148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posse is recorded at frequency rank #42,630, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpɔs.sɛ]. 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 60148, this pair ranks #59,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of posse vs postes
Shared letters: eops. Private to "posse": -. Private to "postes": t.
"posse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "postes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "posse" for "postes" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "posse" or "postes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "posse" and "postes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "posse" 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 #59,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posse" and "postes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poso vs posse". 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 #59,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.