postular
Spanish, verb/postuˈlaɾ/
postular is spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-A-R (8 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,761st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Postular is a Spanish verb meaning “to nominate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pedir, pretender”.
What does postular mean in English?
verb
- 1
to nominate
- 2
to apply (for example to a job)
Se postuló para un trabajo.
- 3
to postulate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Pedir, pretender. 2. Pedir por la calle en una colecta. 3. Enunciar un postulado. 4. Proponer un candidato para un cargo electivo.
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 postular
- postulo first-person present singular
- postulé first-person preterite singular
- postulado participle past
- postulando gerund
- postulada feminine participle past
- postulados masculine participle past
- postuladas feminine participle past
- postulas indicative informal present
- postulás indicative informal present
- postula indicative present singular
- postulamos first-person indicative plural
- postuláis indicative plural present
- postulan indicative plural present
- postulaba first-person imperfect indicative
- postulabas imperfect indicative second-person
- postulábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- postulabais imperfect indicative plural
- postulaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce postular?
- /postuˈlaɾ/
- [pos.t̪uˈlaɾ]
- [post̪uˈlaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to postular
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is postular in Spanish?
postular appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).