Which to use
“póster” and “postes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,455
- “póster” frequency rank
- #17,518
- “postes” frequency rank
- 38973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | póster | postes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fotografía o grabado que se exhibe en una pared sin fines publicitarios. | Forma del plural de poste. |
Where the eye mixes póster and postes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses póster with postes
A purely visual mix-up. póster ([ˈpost̪eɾ]) and postes ([ˈpost̪es]) 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 38973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
póster is recorded at frequency rank #21,455, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪eɾ]. postes is at rank #17,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪es].
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 38973, this pair ranks #167,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of póster vs postes
Shared letters: epst. Private to "póster": ró. Private to "postes": o.
"póster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "postes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- postes ← opstes · posets · posstes · postess · postse · posttes · potses · ppostes
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "póster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "póster" and "postes" 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 #167,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.