postcondition

\pɔst.kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\

/\pɔst.kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“postcondition” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Condition appliquée à la fin d’un calcul et permettant de valider le résultat d’une fonction mathématique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-postcondition · postcondition · French

postcondition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for postcondition
PropertyValue
Headwordpostcondition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔst.kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « postcondition » en français

postconditionn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

postcondition is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔst.kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for postcondition, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is postcondition, spelled P-O-S-T-C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Condition appliquée à la fin d’un calcul et permettant de valider le résultat d’une fonction mathématique.
  2. 2
    En programmation, propriété attachée à une fonction et vérifiée à la fin de l’exécution de cette fonction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how postcondition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La postcondition de la somme de deux nombres positifs est que cette somme doit être positive.
  2. Les postconditions vont permettre de continuer la poursuite du programme ou lever une exception quand la postcondition n’est pas remplie.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "postcondition"?
"postcondition" is spelled P-O-S-T-C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔst.kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\.
What does "postcondition" mean?
As a noun, "postcondition" means: Condition appliquée à la fin d’un calcul et permettant de valider le résultat d’une fonction mathématique.
How do you pronounce "postcondition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postcondition" is \pɔst.kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postcondition" come from?
"postcondition" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list