postilla
[posˈt̪iʝa]
The verdict
“postilla” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Costra que se cría en las llagas o granos cuando se van secando.
Corpus desk
Index ES-postilla · postilla · Spanish
postilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | postilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [posˈt̪iʝa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “postilla” en español
Rare enough to double-check
postilla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [posˈt̪iʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Costra que se cría en las llagas o granos cuando se van secando.".
No misspelling variants are generated for postilla in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is postilla, spelled P-O-S-T-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Costra que se cría en las llagas o granos cuando se van secando.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.