postposition
\pɔst.po.zi.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“postposition” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Placement d’un mot après un autre auquel il se rapporte grammaticalement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | postposition |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔst.po.zi.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “postposition” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
postposition is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔst.po.zi.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for postposition, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is postposition, spelled P-O-S-T-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Placement d’un mot après un autre auquel il se rapporte grammaticalement.
- 2Adposition postposée. Mot-outil qui se place immédiatement après un syntagme et qui indique la relation syntaxique ou sémantique de ce syntagme dans la phrase.
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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.
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Using “postposition”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-S-T-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɔst.po.zi.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.