postres

[ˈpost̪ɾes]

/[ˈpost̪ɾes]/ verb

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The verdict

“postres” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,519
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de postrar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-postres · postres · Spanish

postres · rank #17,519 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,519
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH postes

Nearest frequency peer: postes (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “postres”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “postres” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

postres vs potes
71% similar
postres vs potros
71% similar
postres vs posturas
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for postres
PropertyValue
Headwordpostres
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpost̪ɾes]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,519
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “postres”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.postrescae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “postes” (#17,518), “practicado” (#17,520), “popa” (#17,517). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “postres” va en #17,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around postres (IPA [ˈpost̪ɾes]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,519 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de postrar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for postres, with forms such as "opstres", "posrtes", and "posstres". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "potes", "potros", "posturas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is postres, spelled P-O-S-T-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de postrar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opstres
  • posrtes
  • posstres
  • posters
  • postress
  • postrres
  • postrse
  • posttres
  • potsres
  • ppostres
  • psotres

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of postres - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opstres2posrtes2posstres1posters2postress1postrres1postrse2posttres1
Edit distance from "postres"

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 "postres"?
"postres" is spelled P-O-S-T-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpost̪ɾes].
What does "postres" mean?
As a verb, "postres" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de postrar.
What words are commonly confused with "postres"?
"postres" is commonly confused with "potes", "potros", "posturas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "postres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postres" is [ˈpost̪ɾes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postres" come from?
"postres" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pararse#17,509renueva#17,532Rogelio#17,538salgado#17,543

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

reunimos11 variantsselvas11 variantsmerecer11 variantsmasters11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list