póstervspostresTell them apart

Quick tell: póster is a noun, postres is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“póster” is a noun and “postres” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,455
“póster” frequency rank
#17,519
“postres” frequency rank
38974
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature póster postres
Definition Fotografía o grabado que se exhibe en una pared sin fines publicitarios. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de postrar.

Where the eye mixes póster and postres

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
póster
7 ch
postres

Look-alike desk: póster vs postres

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: póster is [ˈpost̪eɾ] while postres is [ˈpost̪ɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38974, 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]. postres is at rank #17,519, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpost̪ɾes].

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 38974, this pair ranks #167,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of póster vs postres

Shared letters: eprst. Private to "póster": ó. Private to "postres": o.

"póster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "postres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • postresopstres · posrtes · posstres · posters · postress · postrres · postrse · posttres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "póster" for "postres" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "póster" is a noun and "postres" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "póster" vs "postres" - which ranks higher?
"postres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,519 in our Spanish list, against #21,455 for "póster". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "póster" and "postres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "póster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "postres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #167,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "póster" and "postres" 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 #167,093 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