Which to use
“pastar” and “posar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,580
- “pastar” frequency rank
- #25,442
- “posar” frequency rank
- 74022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pastar | posar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comer a erva de | colocar-se numa determinada posição (para servir de modelo, por exemplo) |
Where the eye mixes pastar and posar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pastar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against posar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pastar with posar
A purely visual mix-up. pastar (/pɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/) and posar (/pu.ˈzaɾ/) 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 74022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pastar is recorded at frequency rank #48,580, classified as averb, pronounced /pɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/. posar is at rank #25,442, tagged as averb, pronounced /pu.ˈzaɾ/.
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 74022, this pair ranks #2,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pastar vs posar
Shared letters: aprs. Private to "pastar": t. Private to "posar": o.
"pastar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "posar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pastar" and "posar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pastar" or "posar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pastar" and "posar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pastar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pastar" and "posar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs pasteur". 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 #2,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.