Which to use
“post” and “póster” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #945
- “post” frequency rank
- #21,455
- “póster” frequency rank
- 22400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | post | póster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Correo. | Fotografía o grabado que se exhibe en una pared sin fines publicitarios. |
Where the eye mixes post and póster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: post vs póster
A purely visual mix-up. post (/pəʊst/) and póster ([ˈpost̪eɾ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
post is recorded at frequency rank #945, classified as anoun, pronounced /pəʊst/. póster is at rank #21,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪eɾ].
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 22400, this pair ranks #250,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of post vs póster
Shared letters: pst. Private to "post": o. Private to "póster": eró.
"post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "póster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- post ← opst · posst · postt · pots · ppost · psot
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "post" for "póster" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "post" or "póster" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "post" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "póster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "post" and "póster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs póster". 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 #250,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.