postula

[posˈt̪ula]

/[posˈt̪ula]/ verb

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The verdict

“postula” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,352. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,352
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de postular.

Corpus desk

Index ES-postula · postula · Spanish

postula · rank #18,352 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,352
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH portillo

Nearest frequency peer: portillo (-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 “postula”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “postula” 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).

postula vs postura
86% similar
postula vs póstumo
57% similar
postula vs póstuma
71% similar

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

Key facts for postula
PropertyValue
Headwordpostula
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[posˈt̪ula]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,352
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “postula”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).postulacae 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 “portillo” (#18,351), “pobrecito” (#18,350), “preparaciones” (#18,354). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “postula” va en #18,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around postula (IPA [posˈt̪ula]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,352 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for postula, with forms such as "opstula", "posstula", and "postlua". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "postura", "póstumo", "póstuma", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is postula, spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de postular.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de postular.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opstula
  • posstula
  • postlua
  • posttula
  • postual
  • postulla
  • posutla
  • potsula
  • ppostula
  • psotula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of postula - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opstula2posstula1postlua2posttula1postual2postulla1posutla2potsula2
Edit distance from "postula"

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 "postula"?
"postula" is spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [posˈt̪ula].
What does "postula" mean?
As a verb, "postula" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de postular.
What words are commonly confused with "postula"?
"postula" is commonly confused with "postura", "póstumo", "póstuma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "postula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postula" is [posˈt̪ula]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postula" come from?
"postula" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

patrono#18,342póngase#18,362quebrar#18,364rastreo#18,367

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

portillo10 variantspagadas10 variantspactado10 variantsocurriera10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list