a posteriori
[a pɔsteˈʁi̯oːʁi]
The verdict
“a posteriori” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nachträglich, später, im Nachhinein
Corpus desk
Index DE-a-posteriori · a posteriori · German
a posteriori · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | a posteriori |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [a pɔsteˈʁi̯oːʁi] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „a posteriori“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
a posteriori is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [a pɔsteˈʁi̯oːʁi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for a posteriori, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is a posteriori, spelled A- -P-O-S-T-E-R-I-O-R-I.
Definition
- 1nachträglich, später, im Nachhinein
- 2aus der Erfahrung oder der Wahrnehmung heraus gewonnen oder stammend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how a posteriori appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„War sich der Leidende keiner Sünde bewußt, mußte versucht werden, a posteriori durch das Leiden auf das Vergehen zu schließen.“
„Man kan auch von der Unsterblichkeit der vernünftigen Geister noch andere Beweise geben, welche von dem Zustande der gegenwärtigen Welt, welche wir a posteriori wahrnehmen, hergenommen sind …“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.