postponement

Name: postponement, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“postponement” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,969
frequency rank, English: 4,417
“P” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

Corpus desk

Index EN-postponement · postponement · English

postponement · rank #27,969 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #27,969
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 4,417
PHOTO-FINISH Pornhub

Nearest frequency peer: Pornhub (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

pinching

72,035
pointe

72,034
Pornhub

72,033
postponement

72,032
preclude

72,030
preorder

72,029

What this shows “postponement” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for postponement
Property	Value
Headword	postponement
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#27,969
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “postponement”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).postponementlands here:

#27,969

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Pornhub” (#27,968), “pointe” (#27,967), “preclude” (#27,971). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “postponement” is #27,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around postponement, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,969 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for postponement, with forms such as "opstponement", "posptonement", and "posstponement". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From postpone + -ment. The correct English form is postponement, spelled P-O-S-T-P-O-N-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

1
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began.
The postponement of homosexual behavior in men who know that they are homosexual can cause psychological anxiety and retard mature ego development.

Etymology

From postpone + -ment.

Synonyms

cunctation hold-up delay

This word in other languages

ajournement(Français)Aufschub(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

opstponement
posptonement
posstponement
postopnement
postpnoement
postpoenment
postponeemnt
postponemennt
postponementt
postponemetn
postponemment
postponemnet
postponmeent
postponnement
postpponement
posttponement
potsponement
ppostponement
psotponement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of postponement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "postponement"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "postponement"?

"postponement" is spelled P-O-S-T-P-O-N-E-M-E-N-T.

What does "postponement" mean?

As a noun, "postponement" means: A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

What are common misspellings of "postponement"?

Common misspellings include "opstponement", "posptonement", "posstponement", "postopnement", "postpnoement". The correct spelling is "postponement".

What is the origin of the word "postponement"?

From postpone + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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