Postulant
[pɔstuˈlant]
The verdict
“Postulant” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein in einen Orden oder in eine Kongregation Neueingetretener während der ersten Probezeit, dem sogenannten Postulat vor dem Noviziat
Corpus desk
Index DE-postulant · Postulant · German
Postulant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Postulant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɔstuˈlant] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Postulant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Postulant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔstuˈlant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein in einen Orden oder in eine Kongregation Neueingetretener während der ersten Probezeit, dem sogenannten Postulat vor dem Noviziat".
Postulant has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Postulant, spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1ein in einen Orden oder in eine Kongregation Neueingetretener während der ersten Probezeit, dem sogenannten Postulat vor dem Noviziat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Postulant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Postulanten gingen zur heiligen Messe.
„Dann sah er sich jedoch höchst deprimiert gezwungen, seiner finanziellen Nöte wegen das Studium abzubrechen und als Postulant den Augustiner-Eremiten in Alt-Brünn beizutreten.“
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.