postiza

[posˈt̪isa]

/[posˈt̪isa]/ noun

The verdict

“postiza” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,328 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,328
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Castañuela más fina y pequeña que el tamaño normal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-postiza · postiza · Spanish

postiza · rank #63,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,328
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH posponiendo

Nearest frequency peer: posponiendo (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “postiza”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “postiza” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for postiza
PropertyValue
Headwordpostiza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[posˈt̪isa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “postiza” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.postizacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “posponiendo” (#63,327), “postrada” (#63,329), “posmoderno” (#63,326). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “postiza” va en #63,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

postiza is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,328 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [posˈt̪isa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

postiza has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is postiza, spelled P-O-S-T-I-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Castañuela más fina y pequeña que el tamaño normal.
  2. 2
    Obra muerta que se ponía exteriormente a las galeras y galeotas desde su cubierta principal sobre ambos costados, para aumentar la manga poder ubicar los remos en una posición.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "postiza"?
"postiza" is spelled P-O-S-T-I-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [posˈt̪isa].
What does "postiza" mean?
As a noun, "postiza" means: Castañuela más fina y pequeña que el tamaño normal.
How do you pronounce "postiza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postiza" is [posˈt̪isa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postiza" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "postiza", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list