postambule
\pɔs.tɑ̃.byl\
The verdict
“postambule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Notule qui termine un texte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-postambule · postambule · French
postambule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | postambule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔs.tɑ̃.byl\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “postambule” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
postambule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔs.tɑ̃.byl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for postambule, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is postambule, spelled P-O-S-T-A-M-B-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Notule qui termine un texte.
- 2Code de programmation qui termine un programme ou un sous-programme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how postambule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est au contraire un disque salvateur, qui rend ses lettres de noblesse à des textes parfois oubliés comme le postambule de la Déclaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne d’Olympe de Gouges (1791), le discours lors du débat du droit au travail d’Alexandre Ledru-Rollin (1848), celui d’Hubertine Auclert lors du troisième congrès ouvrier socialist…
Tous nos articles comportent trois sections : un préambule, le corps du texte et un postambule.
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