póstervspowerConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#21,455
“póster” frequency rank
#7,901
“power” frequency rank
29356
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature póster power
Definition Fotografía o grabado que se exhibe en una pared sin fines publicitarios. Poder, facultad, capacidad, habilidad.

Where the eye mixes póster and power

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
póster
5 ch
power

Look-alike desk: póster vs power

A purely visual mix-up. póster ([ˈpost̪eɾ]) and power (/ˈpaʊə(ɹ)/) 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 29356, 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]. power is at rank #7,901, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaʊə(ɹ)/.

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 29356, this pair ranks #217,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of póster vs power

Shared letters: epr. Private to "póster": stó. Private to "power": ow.

"póster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "power" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • poweropwer · poewr · powerr · powre · powwer · ppower · pwoer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "póster" for "power" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpost̪eɾ] versus /ˈpaʊə(ɹ)/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "póster" or "power"?
"power" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,901 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 "power" 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 "power" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #217,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "póster" and "power" 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 #217,418 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