poștal
\poʃ.ˈtal\
The verdict
“poștal” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Postal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poștal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \poʃ.ˈtal\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poștal” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for poștal is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \poʃ.ˈtal\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Postal.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for poștal, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is poștal, spelled P-O-Ș-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Postal.
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.
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Using “poștal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-Ș-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \poʃ.ˈtal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.