a posteriori
[a post̪eˈɾjoɾi]
The verdict
“a posteriori” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indica que la acción a la que se refiere el verbo ha sido realizada con posterioridad al hecho referido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-a-posteriori · a posteriori · Spanish
a posteriori · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | a posteriori |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [a post̪eˈɾjoɾi] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “a posteriori” en español
Rare enough to double-check
a posteriori is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [a post̪eˈɾjoɾi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indica que la acción a la que se refiere el verbo ha sido realizada con posterioridad al hecho referido.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for a posteriori, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is a posteriori, spelled A- -P-O-S-T-E-R-I-O-R-I.
Definition
- 1Indica que la acción a la que se refiere el verbo ha sido realizada con posterioridad al hecho referido.
Antonyms
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.