postrero

[posˈt̪ɾeɾo]

/[posˈt̪ɾeɾo]/ adj

The verdict

“postrero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,590 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,590
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que está al final; último en orden.

Corpus desk

Index ES-postrero · postrero · Spanish

postrero · rank #95,590 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,590
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH practicará

Nearest frequency peer: practicará (+2 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 “postrero”

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 “postrero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for postrero
PropertyValue
Headwordpostrero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[posˈt̪ɾeɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,590
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “postrero” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).postrerocae 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: “practicará” (#95,592), “popularizando” (#95,587), “preceder” (#95,594). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “postrero” va en #95,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

postrero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,590 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [posˈt̪ɾeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for postrero in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is postrero, spelled P-O-S-T-R-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que está al final; último en orden.
  2. 2
    Que está, se queda, o viene detrás.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how postrero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En el día postrero de Septiembre, hubo un terremoto.
  2. Y cuando dábamos sacramento a los enfermos, especialmente la extremaunción, como manda el clérigo rezar a los que están allí, yo ciertamente no era el postrero de la oración, y con todo mi corazón y buena voluntad rogaba al Señor.

Synonyms

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); 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 "postrero"?
"postrero" is spelled P-O-S-T-R-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [posˈt̪ɾeɾo].
What does "postrero" mean?
As an adjective, "postrero" means: Que está al final; último en orden.
How do you pronounce "postrero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postrero" is [posˈt̪ɾeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postrero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list