postillón

[post̪iˈʝõn]

/[post̪iˈʝõn]/ noun

The verdict

“postillón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que va a caballo delante de los carruajes, de los caminantes o de las postas para servir de guía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-postillon · postillón · Spanish

postillón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for postillón
PropertyValue
Headwordpostillón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[post̪iˈʝõn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “postillón” en español

postillónqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

postillón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [post̪iˈʝõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que va a caballo delante de los carruajes, de los caminantes o de las postas para servir de guía.".

postillón doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is postillón, spelled P-O-S-T-I-L-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que va a caballo delante de los carruajes, de los caminantes o de las postas para servir de guía.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "postillón"?
"postillón" is spelled P-O-S-T-I-L-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [post̪iˈʝõn].
What does "postillón" mean?
As a noun, "postillón" means: Persona que va a caballo delante de los carruajes, de los caminantes o de las postas para servir de guía.
How do you pronounce "postillón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postillón" is [post̪iˈʝõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postillón" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list