postlude
\pɔs.tlyd\
The verdict
“postlude” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conclusion écrite ou improvisée d’une œuvre musicale. → voir coda
Corpus desk
Index FR-postlude · postlude · French
postlude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | postlude |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔs.tlyd\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
postlude is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔs.tlyd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for postlude, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is postlude, spelled P-O-S-T-L-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1Conclusion écrite ou improvisée d’une œuvre musicale. → voir coda
- 2Libération de l'accès à une ressource critique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how postlude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Voici un enregistrement très réussi de Prélude, fugue et postlude d’Arthur Honegger.
Le postlude qui conclut est quant à lui très aride, dans les harmoniques suraigus des deux violons, avec la résonance du piano dans son registre grave et les imitations de fer-blanc, comme au départ.
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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.