posthuman
adjective, noun
posthuman is spelled P-O-S-T-H-U-M-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, posthuman means “Succeeding human beings as presently defined; more than, or beyond, what is human” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in posthuman?
| Letters | 9: P-O-S-T-H-U-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 posthuman?
Posthuman appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 posthuman
- more posthuman comparative
- most posthuman superlative
- post-human
- posthumans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does posthuman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Succeeding human beings as presently defined; more than, or beyond, what is human.
Near-synonym: transhuman (sometimes synonymous)
noun
- 1
A supposed being of this kind.
Near-synonym: transhuman (sometimes synonymous)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Posthuman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense succeeding human being who is beyond what is human:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | posthuman, nachmenschlich |
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 posthuman come from?
From post- + human.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).