Which to use
“post” and “pros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #945
- “post” frequency rank
- #21,806
- “pros” frequency rank
- 22751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | post | pros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Correo. | Forma del plural de pro. |
Where the eye mixes post and pros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: post vs pros
A purely visual mix-up. post (/pəʊst/) and pros ([ˈpɾos]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
post is recorded at frequency rank #945, classified as anoun, pronounced /pəʊst/. pros is at rank #21,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾos].
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 22751, this pair ranks #248,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of post vs pros
Shared letters: ops. Private to "post": t. Private to "pros": r.
"post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "post" and "pros" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "post" vs "pros" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "pros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "post" and "pros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "probo vs pros". 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 #248,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.