postular

[post̪uˈlaɾ]

/[post̪uˈlaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“postular” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,939
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pedir, pretender.

Corpus desk

Index ES-postular · postular · Spanish

postular · rank #18,939 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,939
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH portuaria

Nearest frequency peer: portuaria (-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 “postular”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “postular” 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).

postular vs postura
75% similar
postular vs póstuma
63% similar
postular vs posturas
75% similar

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

Key facts for postular
PropertyValue
Headwordpostular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[post̪uˈlaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,939
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “postular”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).postularcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “portuaria” (#18,938), “potro” (#18,940), “porteños” (#18,937). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “postular” va en #18,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around postular (IPA [post̪uˈlaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,939 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for postular, with forms such as "opstular", "posstular", and "postluar". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "postura", "póstuma", "posturas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is postular, spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pedir, pretender.
  2. 2
    Pedir por la calle en una colecta.
  3. 3
    Enunciar un postulado.
  4. 4
    Proponer un candidato para un cargo electivo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opstular
  • posstular
  • postluar
  • posttular
  • postualr
  • postularr
  • postullar
  • postulra
  • posutlar
  • potsular
  • ppostular
  • psotular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of postular - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opstular2posstular1postluar2posttular1postualr2postularr1postullar1postulra2
Edit distance from "postular"

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 "postular"?
"postular" is spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [post̪uˈlaɾ].
What does "postular" mean?
As a verb, "postular" means: Pedir, pretender.
What words are commonly confused with "postular"?
"postular" is commonly confused with "postura", "póstuma", "posturas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "postular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postular" is [post̪uˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postular" come from?
"postular" 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 "postular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

porteños#18,937preciado#18,941perdonen#18,929ofrecían#18,920

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

portuaria12 variantsoriginado12 variantsofrecerá12 variantsrespalda12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list