postnatal
\pɔst.na.tal\
The verdict
“postnatal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui suit la naissance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-postnatal · postnatal · French
postnatal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | postnatal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pɔst.na.tal\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
postnatal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɔst.na.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui suit la naissance.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for postnatal, 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 usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is postnatal, spelled P-O-S-T-N-A-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui suit la naissance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how postnatal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le rapport souligne l’enjeu de santé publique que constituent les dépressions postnatales : « 10 à 15 % des femmes sont en grande détresse après la naissance ».
Dans les pays occidentaux, dit-elle, 15 % des femmes qui accouchent souffrent de dépression postnatale.
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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.