Which to use
“post” and “posta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #945
- “post” frequency rank
- #5,345
- “posta” frequency rank
- 6290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | post | posta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Correo. | Grupo de caballos que se ubicaba en determinados lugares de los caminos para el relevo de los correos o de las diligencias en sus viajes. |
Where the eye mixes post and posta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: post vs posta
A purely visual mix-up. post (/pəʊst/) and posta ([ˈpost̪a]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “post” sits inside “posta”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
post is recorded at frequency rank #945, classified as anoun, pronounced /pəʊst/. posta is at rank #5,345, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪a].
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 6290, this pair ranks #311,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of post vs posta
Shared letters: opst. Private to "post": -. Private to "posta": a.
"post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "posta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "post" and "posta" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "post" or "posta"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "post" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "post" and "posta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posta vs postas". 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 #311,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.