Which to use
“post” and “pour” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #945
- “post” frequency rank
- #21,113
- “pour” frequency rank
- 22058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | post | pour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Correo. | Porros, puerros. |
Where the eye mixes post and pour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses post with pour
A purely visual mix-up. post (/pəʊst/) and pour (/ˈpuːr/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
post is recorded at frequency rank #945, classified as anoun, pronounced /pəʊst/. pour is at rank #21,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpuːr/.
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 22058, this pair ranks #252,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of post vs pour
Shared letters: op. Private to "post": st. Private to "pour": ru.
"post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "post" and "pour" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "post" or "pour"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "post" and "pour" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "post" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "post" and "pour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pom vs pour". 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 #252,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.