Postposition
[pɔstpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Postposition” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - unflektierbares Wort, das einem Nomen nachgestellt ist und bei diesem einen bestimmten Kasus fordert.
Corpus desk
Index DE-postposition · Postposition · German
Postposition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Postposition |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɔstpoziˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Postposition“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Postposition is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔstpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unflektierbares Wort, das einem Nomen nachgestellt ist und bei diesem einen bestimmten Kasus fordert.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Postposition, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Postposition, spelled P-O-S-T-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1unflektierbares Wort, das einem Nomen nachgestellt ist und bei diesem einen bestimmten Kasus fordert.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Postposition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Entlang“ wird als Postposition verwendet: „Sie kamen die Straße entlang, statt den Radweg zu benutzen.“
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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.