posta

/[ˈpost̪a]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,345

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

posta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Grupo de caballos que se ubicaba en determinados lugares de los caminos para el relevo de los correos o de las diligencias en sus viajes. Pronounced [ˈpost̪a]. It ranks #5,345 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with pot and puta.

Key facts for posta
PropertyValue
Headwordposta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpost̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,345
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of posta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for posta is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpost̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,345 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for posta, with forms such as "opsta", "posat", and "possta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pot", "puta", "poza", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is posta, spelled P-O-S-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grupo de caballos que se ubicaba en determinados lugares de los caminos para el relevo de los correos o de las diligencias en sus viajes.
  2. 2
    Lugar donde estaban estos grupos de caballos y donde los correos o las diligencias a veces hacían paradas.
  3. 3
    Distancia entre una y otra posta₁.
  4. 4
    Establecimiento médico en que se realiza atención primaria y controles de rutina de los miembros de una comunidad.
  5. 5
    Bala de plomo pequeña para cargar algunas armas de fuego.
  6. 6
    Trozo o tajada de carne, de pollo o de pescado.
  7. 7
    Corte de carne de vacuno que se obtiene de la parte inferior de los cuartos traseros.
  8. 8
    Cantidad de dinero que se pone sobre la mesa en un juego de apuestas.
  9. 9
    Dibujo ornamental con curvas onduladas que se emplea para espacios de mucha longitud.
  10. 10
    Cartel o letrero conmemorativo.
  11. 11
    Verdad.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opsta,posat,possta,postta,potsa,pposta,psota

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for posta

Misspelling Variants of "posta"

opsta5posat5possta6postta6potsa5pposta6psota5
Misspelling Variants of "posta"

Frequency rank: #5,345 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "posta"?
"posta" is spelled P-O-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpost̪a].
What does "posta" mean?
As a noun, "posta" means: Grupo de caballos que se ubicaba en determinados lugares de los caminos para el relevo de los correos o de las diligencias en sus viajes.
What words are commonly confused with "posta"?
"posta" is commonly confused with "pot", "puta", "poza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "posta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "posta" is [ˈpost̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "posta" come from?
"posta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.