pretending vs pose

pretending and pose both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pretending	Yes	No	No	No
pose	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pose is a hyponym of pretending; that is, pose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pretending:

pretending (noun)	pose (noun)
the act of giving a false appearance	a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
	affected manners intended to impress others
	a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

pretending (verb)	pose (verb)
	be a mystery or bewildering to
	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	assume a posture as for artistic purposes
	behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
	offer for others to consider