postseason

noun

"postseason" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“postseason” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,888
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held (such as playoffs or championships).

Corpus desk

Index EN-postseason · postseason · English

postseason · rank #15,888 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,888
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH plight

Nearest frequency peer: plight (-2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “postseason”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “postseason” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for postseason
PropertyValue
Headwordpostseason
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,888
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “postseason” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).postseasonlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “plight” (#15,886), “privy” (#15,890), “propulsion” (#15,891). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around postseason, anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,888 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held (such as playoffs or championships).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for postseason, with forms such as "opstseason", "possteason", and "posstseason". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From post- + season. The correct English form is postseason, spelled P-O-S-T-S-E-A-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held (such as playoffs or championships).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. If Rodriguez slumps and the Yankees stumble, pressure will mount on a manager who failed to guide the team to the playoffs in 2008, the first time the Yankees missed the postseason in a nonstrike year since 1993.
  2. Suárez has only two more starts in the regular season to convince the Phillies he deserves a longer leash than in previous postseasons.

Etymology

From post- + season.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opstseason
  • possteason
  • posstseason
  • postesason
  • postsaeson
  • postseaosn
  • postseasno
  • postseasonn
  • postseasson
  • postsesaon
  • postsseason
  • posttseason
  • potsseason
  • ppostseason
  • psotseason

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of postseason - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opstseason2possteason2posstseason1postesason2postsaeson2postseaosn2postseasno2postseasonn1
Edit distance from "postseason"

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 "postseason"?
"postseason" is spelled P-O-S-T-S-E-A-S-O-N.
What does "postseason" mean?
As a noun, "postseason" means: The period after the end of the normal sports season during which extra games are held (such as playoffs or championships).
What are common misspellings of "postseason"?
Common misspellings include "opstseason", "possteason", "posstseason", "postesason", "postsaeson". The correct spelling is "postseason".
What is the origin of the word "postseason"?
From post- + season. 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 "postseason", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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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