postular
/puʃ.tu.ˈlaɾ/
The verdict
“postular” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,095 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,095
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fazer um pedido; pedir, solicitar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | postular |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /puʃ.tu.ˈlaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,095 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “postular” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
postular is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,095 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /puʃ.tu.ˈlaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for postular, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is postular, spelled P-O-S-T-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1fazer um pedido; pedir, solicitar
- 2pedir ao superior que nomeie (alguém) para cura, reitor, prelado etc., dispensando-o de impedimento canônico
- 3admitir, a título de hipótese; supor, pressupor
- 4admitir de modo mais ou menos implícito
- 5ter como condição de existência, de sucesso, de realização; pressupor
- 6pedir com instância; suplicar, rogar, implorar
- 7requerer, documentando a alegação
- 8expor e requerer (algo) em juízo;
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 “postular”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-S-T-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /puʃ.tu.ˈlaɾ/ (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.