postizo
[posˈt̪iso]
The verdict
“postizo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,252 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,252
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no es natural, que es un agregado impropio, falso y fingido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-postizo · postizo · Spanish
postizo · rank #91,252 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,252
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH posibilitaron
Nearest frequency peer: posibilitaron (-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 “postizo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- pondríamos
pondríamos
8,752 corpus weight
- porrazos
porrazos
8,751 corpus weight
- posibilitar…
posibilitaron
8,750 corpus weight
- postizo
postizo
8,749 corpus weight
- prato
prato
8,748 corpus weight
- predecía
predecía
8,747 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “postizo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | postizo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [posˈt̪iso] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #91,252 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “postizo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
postizo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,252 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [posˈt̪iso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for postizo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is postizo, spelled P-O-S-T-I-Z-O.
Definition
- 1Que no es natural, que es un agregado impropio, falso y fingido.
- 2Dicho de una parte del cuerpo: que fue implantada o agregada para suplir la carencia del órgano natural.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how postizo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En una misa en la Basílica de Luján, entre tanto, el obispo local logró que Alberto Fernández y Mauricio Macri se abrazaran frente a los fotógrafos. El mensaje era que donde la política fallaba, la fe triunfaba: la Argentina se reconciliaba bajo la cruz que le había dado su natalicio. Todos aplaudieron, pero era una alegría destinada a atragantar: era pos…
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.
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