postulieren

[pɔstuˈliːʁən]

/[pɔstuˈliːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“postulieren” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,186 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#77,186
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas fordern oder zur Bedingung machen

Key facts for postulieren
PropertyValue
Headwordpostulieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɔstuˈliːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#77,186
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “postulieren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). postulieren lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for postulieren is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɔstuˈliːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,186 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for postulieren, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is postulieren, spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas fordern oder zur Bedingung machen
  2. 2
    eine grundsätzliche Annahme oder Voraussetzung aufstellen

Synonyms

fordernAnsprüchePostulatden Bogen überspannenannehmenvoraussetzen

This word in other languages

postulate(English)postular(Español)exiger(Français)postular(Português)

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 "postulieren"?
"postulieren" is spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɔstuˈliːʁən].
What does "postulieren" mean?
As a verb, "postulieren" means: etwas fordern oder zur Bedingung machen
How do you pronounce "postulieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postulieren" is [pɔstuˈliːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postulieren" come from?
"postulieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “postulieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-O-S-T-U-L-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɔstuˈliːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list