Postulat
German, noun[pɔstuˈlaːt]
Postulat is spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-A-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Postulat is a German neuter noun meaning “postulate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Forderung”.
What does Postulat mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpostulate
Ausgehend von dem Postulat, dass...
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Forderung 2. eine nicht streng beweisbare, aber zur Erklärung eines Tatbestandes geforderte Annahme 3. die erste Probezeit nach Eintritt in einen Orden 4. schriftlich eingereichte Anregung im Bundesparlament, einem Kantons- oder einem Gemeindeparlament zu Händen der Regierung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Postulat
- Postulates genitive
- Postulats genitive
- Postulate plural
- Postulaten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Postulat?
- [pɔstuˈlaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Postulat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Postulat in German?
Postulat appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).