# popa vs posar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### popa
*noun · IPA /ˈpɔ.pɐ/ · frequency rank #20,692*
parte posterior do navio oposta à proa

### posar
*verb · IPA /pu.ˈzaɾ/ · frequency rank #25,442*
colocar-se numa determinada posição (para servir de modelo, por exemplo)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/popa-vs-posar