postieren
\pɔsˈtiːʁən\
The verdict
“postieren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poster.
Corpus desk
Index FR-postieren · postieren · French
postieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | postieren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pɔsˈtiːʁən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « postieren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
postieren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pɔsˈtiːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poster.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for postieren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 postieren, spelled P-O-S-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Poster.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how postieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mehrere Beamte hatten sich postiert, um den Verdächtigen in Gewahrsam zu nehmen. Dieser hatte aber Lunte gerochen und sich rechtzeitig aus dem Staub gemacht.
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.