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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "postura" and "posturas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "postura" or "posturas"?
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.