póstumo

adj

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The verdict

“póstumo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,288 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,288
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se de algo que acontece após a morte de alguém

Corpus desk

Index PT-postumo · póstumo · Portuguese

póstumo · rank #51,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,288
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH quantitativo

Nearest frequency peer: quantitativo (+2 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “póstumo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “póstumo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for póstumo
PropertyValue
Headwordpóstumo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “póstumo” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).póstumocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “quantitativo” (#51,290), “quinquagésimo” (#51,294), “reco” (#51,300). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “póstumo” fica em #51,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

póstumo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,288 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for póstumo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is póstumo, spelled P-Ó-S-T-U-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se de algo que acontece após a morte de alguém
  2. 2
    diz-se de uma obra publicada após a morte do autor ou do compositor

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Paralelamente ao projeto sobre poemas da escritora, ele lança o álbum póstumo Cruel, com 14 faixas dentre as últimas gravações de Sampaio.

Antonyms

ântumo

This word in other languages

posthumous(English)póstumo(Español)posthume(Français)postum(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "póstumo"?
"póstumo" is spelled P-Ó-S-T-U-M-O.
What does "póstumo" mean?
As an adjective, "póstumo" means: diz-se de algo que acontece após a morte de alguém
What language does "póstumo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "póstumo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

risonho#51,321sapatão#51,336migalha#51,199vecchio#51,394

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list