postilla
Spanish, noun/posˈtiʝa/
postilla is spelled P-O-S-T-I-L-L-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written Spanish, the 231,957th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Postilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “scab” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Costra que se cría en las llagas o granos cuando se van secando”.
What does postilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescab
noun
- 1
femininepostil, marginal note
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Costra que se cría en las llagas o granos cuando se van secando.
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 postilla
- postillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce postilla?
- /posˈtiʝa/
- [posˈt̪i.ʝa]
- [posˈt̪iʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to postilla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is postilla in Spanish?
postilla appears about once in every 43 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).