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

#31,502
“poza” frequency rank
#48,004
“pozas” frequency rank
79506
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature poza pozas
Definition Zona de un río o playa donde hay más profundidad. Tipo de bocadillo o sándwich cuyos ingredientes principales son tomate, sal y aceite.

Where the eye mixes poza and pozas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. poza runs 4 letters (CVCV) against pozas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
poza
5 ch
pozas

Look-alike desk: poza vs pozas

A purely visual mix-up. poza ([ˈposa]) and pozas ([ˈposas]) 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) - “poza” sits inside “pozas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

poza is recorded at frequency rank #31,502, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈposa]. pozas is at rank #48,004, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈposas].

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 79506, this pair ranks #12,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of poza vs pozas

Shared letters: aopz. Private to "poza": -. Private to "pozas": s.

"poza" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "pozas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • poza ← opza · poaz · pozza · ppoza · pzoa
  • pozas ← opzas · poazs · pozass · pozsa · pozzas · ppozas · pzoas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "poza" for "pozas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈposa] versus [ˈposas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "poza" vs "pozas" - which ranks higher?
"poza" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,502 in our Spanish list, against #48,004 for "pozas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "poza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pozas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "poza" and "pozas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs pozas". 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 #12,916 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