Which to use
“posta” and “postas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,345
- “posta” frequency rank
- #49,207
- “postas” frequency rank
- 54552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posta | postas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Forma del plural de posta. |
Where the eye mixes posta and postas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: posta vs postas
A purely visual mix-up. posta ([ˈpost̪a]) and postas ([ˈpost̪as]) 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) - “posta” sits inside “postas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posta is recorded at frequency rank #5,345, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪a]. postas is at rank #49,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪as].
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 54552, this pair ranks #82,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posta vs postas
Shared letters: aopst. Private to "posta": -. Private to "postas": -.
"posta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "postas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "posta" for "postas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "posta" or "postas"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "posta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posta" and "postas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs postean". 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 #82,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.