posturavsposturasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,137
“postura” frequency rank
#9,177
“posturas” frequency rank
12314
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature postura posturas
Definition Pose o posición del cuerpo. Forma del plural de postura.

Where the eye mixes postura and posturas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. postura runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against posturas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
postura
8 ch
posturas

Why the eye confuses postura with posturas

A purely visual mix-up. postura ([posˈt̪uɾa]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “postura” sits inside “posturas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

postura is recorded at frequency rank #3,137, classified as anoun, pronounced [posˈt̪uɾa]. 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 12314, this pair ranks #291,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of postura vs posturas

Shared letters: aoprstu. Private to "postura": -. Private to "posturas": -.

"postura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "posturas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • postura ← opstura · posstura · postrua · posttura · postuar · posturra · posutra · potsura
  • posturas ← opsturas · possturas · postruas · postturas · postuars · posturass · posturras · postursa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "postura" and "posturas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([posˈt̪uɾa] versus [posˈt̪uɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "postura" or "posturas"?
"postura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,137 in our Spanish list, against #9,177 for "posturas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "postura" 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 #291,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "postura" and "posturas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs posturas". 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 #291,958 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