postergar

/[post̪eɾˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,792

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

postergar is aSpanishverb. It means: Retrasar algo en el tiempo, dejarlo para más tarde. Pronounced [post̪eɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Often confused with posterior and postear.

Key facts for postergar
PropertyValue
Headwordpostergar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[post̪eɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,792
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for postergar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [post̪eɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,792 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for postergar, with forms such as "opstergar", "posetrgar", and "posstergar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "posterior", "postear", "postergado", 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 postergar, spelled P-O-S-T-E-R-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retrasar algo en el tiempo, dejarlo para más tarde.
  2. 2
    Perjudicar a un empleado dando a otro más moderno el ascenso u otra recompensa que por su antigüedad correspondía.
  3. 3
    Menospreciar.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opstergar,posetrgar,posstergar,postegrar,posteragr,postergarr,posterggar,postergra,posterrgar,postregar,posttergar,potsergar,ppostergar,psotergar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for postergar

Misspelling Variants of "postergar"

opstergar9posetrgar9posstergar10postegrar9posteragr9postergarr10posterggar10postergra9
Misspelling Variants of "postergar"

Frequency rank: #37,792 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "postergar"?
"postergar" is spelled P-O-S-T-E-R-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [post̪eɾˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "postergar" mean?
As a verb, "postergar" means: Retrasar algo en el tiempo, dejarlo para más tarde.
What words are commonly confused with "postergar"?
"postergar" is commonly confused with "posterior", "postear", "postergado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "postergar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postergar" is [post̪eɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postergar" come from?
"postergar" 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.