Which to use
“posar” and “provar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,442
- “posar” frequency rank
- #2,795
- “provar” frequency rank
- 28237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | posar | provar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar-se numa determinada posição (para servir de modelo, por exemplo) | demonstrar com provas; testemunhar |
Where the eye mixes posar and provar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between posar and provar
A purely visual mix-up. posar (/pu.ˈzaɾ/) and provar (/pɾu.ˈvaɾ/) 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 28237, 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/. provar is at rank #2,795, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɾu.ˈvaɾ/.
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 28237, this pair ranks #40,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of posar vs provar
Shared letters: aopr. Private to "posar": s. Private to "provar": v.
"posar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "provar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "posar" and "provar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "posar" vs "provar" - 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 "provar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "posar" and "provar" 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 #40,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.