postasvsposturasConfusable pair

Which to use

“postas” and “posturas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,207
“postas” frequency rank
#9,177
“posturas” frequency rank
58384
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature postas posturas
Definition Forma del plural de posta. Forma del plural de postura.

Where the eye mixes postas and posturas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
postas
8 ch
posturas

Visual trap between postas and posturas

A purely visual mix-up. postas ([ˈpost̪as]) and posturas ([posˈt̪uɾas]) 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 58384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

postas is recorded at frequency rank #49,207, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪as]. posturas is at rank #9,177, tagged as anoun, pronounced [posˈt̪uɾas].

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 58384, this pair ranks #66,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of postas vs posturas

Shared letters: aopst. Private to "postas": -. Private to "posturas": ru.

"postas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "posturas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • postasopstas · posats · posstas · postass · postsa · posttas · potsas · ppostas
  • posturasopsturas · possturas · postruas · postturas · postuars · posturass · posturras · postursa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "postas" and "posturas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpost̪as] versus [posˈt̪uɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "postas" vs "posturas" - which ranks higher?
"posturas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,177 in our Spanish list, against #49,207 for "postas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "postas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "posturas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "postas" and "posturas" 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 #66,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list