posture
/ˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/noun, verb
posture is spelled P-O-S-T-U-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, posture means “The way a person holds and positions their body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of posture is postures.
How many letters and syllables are in posture?
| Letters | 7: P-O-S-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is posture?
Posture appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th 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).
How do you pronounce posture?
- UK /ˈpɒst͡ʃə/
- US /ˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/
- Canada /ˈpɒst͡ʃɚ/
Posture has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-posture.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with posture?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as posture (/ɑstʃəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: proteus, petrous.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of posture
- postures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- posturing participle, present
- postured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does posture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The way a person holds and positions their body.
- 2
A situation or condition.
- 3
One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
- 4
rareThe position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.
verb
- 1
To put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired.
If you're finished posturing in front of the mirror, can I use the bathroom now?
- 2
To pretend to have an opinion or a conviction.
The politicians couldn't really care less about the issue: they're just posturing for the media.
- 3
To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.
to posture oneself; to posture a model
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Posture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 posture come from?
Borrowed from Middle French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra (“position, situation”). Doublet of positura.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).