Postulat

[pɔstuˈlaːt]

/[pɔstuˈlaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Postulat” is uncommon German (frequency #71,725 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,725
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Forderung

Corpus desk

Index DE-postulat · Postulat · German

Postulat · rank #71,725 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,725
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Postkutsche

Nearest frequency peer: Postkutsche (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Postulat“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Postulat“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Postulat
PropertyValue
HeadwordPostulat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɔstuˈlaːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,725
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Postulat“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Postulatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Postkutsche“ (#71,724), „Potts“ (#71,726), „portugiesischer“ (#71,723). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Postulat“ bei #71,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Postulat is uncommon German at frequency #71,725 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔstuˈlaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Postulat, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Postulat, spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Forderung
  2. 2
    eine nicht streng beweisbare, aber zur Erklärung eines Tatbestandes geforderte Annahme
  3. 3
    die erste Probezeit nach Eintritt in einen Orden
  4. 4
    schriftlich eingereichte Anregung im Bundesparlament, einem Kantons- oder einem Gemeindeparlament zu Händen der Regierung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Postulat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Nach Kant sind in der Philosophie das Dasein Gottes, die Unsterblichkeit der Seele und die Willensfreiheit notwendige Postulate.“
  2. „Die Spracherwerbsforschung hat sich aber noch vielerorts an die Postulate und Metasprache der Chomsky-Schule gehalten, was nicht selten zur Folge hatte, daß derselbe theoretische Rahmen mit jeweils passenden Beispielen aus verchiedenen Sprachen ausgefüllt wurde.“

Synonyms

ForderungAnnahmeAxiomGebotLehrsatzVoraussetzungAnzug

This word in other languages

posit(English)postulado(Español)postulat(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Postulat"?
"Postulat" is spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pɔstuˈlaːt].
What does "Postulat" mean?
As a noun, "Postulat" means: eine Forderung
How do you pronounce "Postulat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Postulat" is [pɔstuˈlaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Postulat" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Postulat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list