ex post
\ɛks pɔst\
The verdict
“ex post” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Postérieur au fait et, généralement, rétroactif sur celui-ci. (cf. ex post facto)
Corpus desk
Index FR-ex-post · ex post · French
ex post · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ex post |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛks pɔst\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ex post is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛks pɔst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Postérieur au fait et, généralement, rétroactif sur celui-ci. (cf. ex post facto)".
Zero misspellings are on record for ex post in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ex post, spelled E-X- -P-O-S-T.
Definition
- 1Postérieur au fait et, généralement, rétroactif sur celui-ci. (cf. ex post facto)
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.