posponer

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

[pospoˈneɾ]

/[pospoˈneɾ]/ verb

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

The verdict

“posponer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,551
frequency rank, Spanish: 6,028
“P” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Situar o poner una cosa o persona después de otra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-posponer · posponer · Spanish

posponer · rank #23,551 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #23,551
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,028
PHOTO-FINISH posicionarse

Nearest frequency peer: posicionarse (-1 rank slots)

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.

plenos

76,454
Polen

76,453
posicionarse

76,451
posponer

76,450
prepago

76,448
pretty

76,447

What this shows “posponer” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

posponer vs proponer

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for posponer
Property	Value
Headword	posponer
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[pospoˈneɾ]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#23,551
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “posponer”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).posponercae aquí:

#23,551

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “posicionarse” (#23,550), “prepago” (#23,553), “Polen” (#23,548). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “posponer” va en #23,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around posponer (IPA [pospoˈneɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,551 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for posponer, with forms such as "opsponer", "popsoner", and "posopner". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "proponer", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is posponer, spelled P-O-S-P-O-N-E-R.

Definition

1
Situar o poner una cosa o persona después de otra.
2
Dejar para después la realización de una acción.
3
Asignar una categoría inferior en una escala de prioridades o afectos.
4
Agregar un elemento después de una palabra, fundiéndose con ella.

Synonyms

aplazar postergar

This word in other languages

postpone(English)ajourner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

opsponer
popsoner
posopner
pospnoer
pospoenr
posponerr
posponner
posponre
pospponer
possponer
pposponer
psoponer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of posponer - 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 "posponer"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "posponer"?

"posponer" is spelled P-O-S-P-O-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pospoˈneɾ].

What does "posponer" mean?

As a verb, "posponer" means: Situar o poner una cosa o persona después de otra.

What words are commonly confused with "posponer"?

"posponer" is commonly confused with "proponer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "posponer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "posponer" is [pospoˈneɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "posponer" come from?

"posponer" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prohíben#23,558 propicia#23,560 proponga#23,561 psíquico#23,563

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

problem12 variants reclusos12 variants obsoleto12 variants métricas12 variants