postcoital
adjective
postcoital is spelled P-O-S-T-C-O-I-T-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, postcoital means “Occurring after, or as a consequence of, sex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in postcoital?
| Letters | 10: P-O-S-T-C-O-I-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is postcoital?
Postcoital appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of postcoital
- post-coital
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postcoital mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Occurring after, or as a consequence of, sex.
The patient suffered from postcoital malaise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Postcoital in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense following sexual intercourse:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | postcoïtal |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does postcoital come from?
From post- + coital.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).