postración
Spanish, noun[post̪ɾaˈsjõn]
postración is spelled P-O-S-T-R-A-C-I-Ó-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 100,441st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Postración is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “depression” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción y efecto de postrar o postrarse (arrodillarse o ponerse a los pies de alguien)”.
What does postración mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedepression
- 2
feminineprostration
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción y efecto de postrar o postrarse (arrodillarse o ponerse a los pies de alguien). 2. Abatimiento producido por alguna enfermedad o aflicción. Suele usarse vulgarmente como sinónimo de invalidez.
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 postración
- postraciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce postración?
- [post̪ɾaˈsjõn]
- [post̪ɾasiˈõn]
- [post̪ɾaˈθjõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to postración
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is postración in Spanish?
postración appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).