postpose
"postpose" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“postpose” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To place (a word or phrase) after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it
Corpus desk
Index EN-postpose · postpose · English
postpose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | postpose |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “postpose” in English
Rare enough to double-check
postpose is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for postpose in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French postposer. See post- and pose. The correct English form is postpose, spelled P-O-S-T-P-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1To place (a word or phrase) after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it
- 2To postpone.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how postpose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
kings are postposed to bishops
Etymology
From French postposer. See post- and pose.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.