posterior
Spanish, adjective/posteˈɾjoɾ/
posterior is spelled P-O-S-T-E-R-I-O-R (9 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,774th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Posterior is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “posterior, later” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que fué o viene después”.
What does posterior mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineposterior, later
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que fué o viene después. 2. Que está o queda detrás. 3. Grado comparativo irregular de tardío.
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 posterior
- posteriores feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce posterior?
- /posteˈɾjoɾ/
- [pos.t̪eˈɾjoɾ]
- [post̪eˈɾjoɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to posterior
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is posterior in Spanish?
posterior appears 30 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).