posterior
/puʃ.tɨ.ˈɾjoɾ/
The verdict
“posterior” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,688 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,688
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que vem ou está depois
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | posterior |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /puʃ.tɨ.ˈɾjoɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #6,688 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “posterior” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for posterior is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /puʃ.tɨ.ˈɾjoɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,688 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for posterior, with forms such as "opsterior", "posetrior", and "possterior". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is posterior, spelled P-O-S-T-E-R-I-O-R.
Definition
- 1que vem ou está depois
- 2situado atrás
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opsterior,posetrior,possterior,posteiror,posteriorr,posteriro,posteroir,posterrior,postreior,postterior,potserior,pposterior,psoterior
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of posterior - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “posterior”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-S-T-E-R-I-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /puʃ.tɨ.ˈɾjoɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.