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

#21,455
“póster” frequency rank
#3,137
“postura” frequency rank
24592
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature póster postura
Definition Fotografía o grabado que se exhibe en una pared sin fines publicitarios. Pose o posición del cuerpo.

Where the eye mixes póster and postura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. póster runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against postura's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
póster
7 ch
postura

Look-alike desk: póster vs postura

A purely visual mix-up. póster ([ˈpost̪eɾ]) and postura ([posˈt̪uɾa]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24592, 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]. postura is at rank #3,137, tagged as anoun, pronounced [posˈt̪uɾa].

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 24592, this pair ranks #240,438 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of póster vs postura

Shared letters: prst. Private to "póster": eó. Private to "postura": aou.

"póster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "postura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • postura ← opstura · posstura · postrua · posttura · postuar · posturra · posutra · potsura

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "póster" and "postura" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpost̪eɾ] versus [posˈt̪uɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "póster" or "postura" show up more?
"postura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,137 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "póster" and "postura" 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 "postura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #240,438 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "póster" and "postura" 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 #240,438 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