Which to use
“posar” is a verb and “posto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,442
- “posar” frequency rank
- #1,722
- “posto” frequency rank
- 27164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posar | posto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar-se numa determinada posição (para servir de modelo, por exemplo) | colocado, plantado, posicionado |
Where the eye mixes posar and posto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: posar vs posto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: posar is /pu.ˈzaɾ/ while posto is /ˈpoʃ.tʊ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
posar is recorded at frequency rank #25,442, classified as averb, pronounced /pu.ˈzaɾ/. posto is at rank #1,722, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpoʃ.tʊ/.
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 27164, this pair ranks #41,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posar vs posto
Shared letters: ops. Private to "posar": ar. Private to "posto": t.
"posar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "posto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "posar" for "posto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "posar" vs "posto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "posar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posar" and "posto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs posar". 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 #41,848 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.