posterga
[posˈt̪eɾɣ̞a]
The verdict
“posterga” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,546 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,546
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de postergar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | posterga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [posˈt̪eɾɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #78,546 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “posterga” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
posterga is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,546 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [posˈt̪eɾɣ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for posterga in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is posterga, spelled P-O-S-T-E-R-G-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de postergar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de postergar.
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.
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Using “posterga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-S-T-E-R-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [posˈt̪eɾɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.