posteridad
Spanish, noun/posteɾiˈdad/
posteridad is spelled P-O-S-T-E-R-I-D-A-D (10 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,063rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Posteridad is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “posterity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Descendencia, conjunto de personas que pertenecen a las generaciones futuras”.
What does posteridad mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineposterity
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Descendencia, conjunto de personas que pertenecen a las generaciones futuras 2. Fama que perdura después de la muerte 3. Tiempo futuro o que aún no llegó
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of posteridad
- posteridades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce posteridad?
- /posteɾiˈdad/
- [pos.t̪e.ɾiˈð̞að̞]
- [post̪eɾiˈð̞að̞]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to posteridad
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is posteridad in Spanish?
posteridad appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).