postural

\pɔs.ty.ʁal\

/\pɔs.ty.ʁal\/ adj

The verdict

“postural” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Relatif à la posture.

Corpus desk

Index FR-postural · postural · French

postural · 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.

Key facts for postural
PropertyValue
Headwordpostural
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɔs.ty.ʁal\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « postural » en français

posturalreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

postural is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɔs.ty.ʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à la posture.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for postural, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 postural, spelled P-O-S-T-U-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la posture.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un trouble postural.

This word in other languages

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 "postural"?
"postural" is spelled P-O-S-T-U-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔs.ty.ʁal\.
What does "postural" mean?
As an adjective, "postural" means: Relatif à la posture.
How do you pronounce "postural"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postural" is \pɔs.ty.ʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postural" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list