postergar
[post̪eɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“postergar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #37,792 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #37,792
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Retrasar algo en el tiempo, dejarlo para más tarde.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | postergar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [post̪eɾˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #37,792 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “postergar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for postergar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for postergar, with forms such as "opstergar", "posetrgar", and "posstergar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "posterior", "postear", "postergado", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is postergar, spelled P-O-S-T-E-R-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Retrasar algo en el tiempo, dejarlo para más tarde.
- 2Perjudicar a un empleado dando a otro más moderno el ascenso u otra recompensa que por su antigüedad correspondía.
- 3Menospreciar.
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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of postergar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “postergar”
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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [post̪eɾˈɣ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “posterior” - see the side-by-side comparison. postergar vs posterior
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.