Postament
[ˌpɔstaˈmɛnt]
The verdict
“Postament” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterbau beziehungsweise Sockel von Büsten, Statuen oder Säulen
Corpus desk
Index DE-postament · Postament · German
Postament · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Postament |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌpɔstaˈmɛnt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Postament“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Postament is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌpɔstaˈmɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unterbau beziehungsweise Sockel von Büsten, Statuen oder Säulen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Postament in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Postament, spelled P-O-S-T-A-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Unterbau beziehungsweise Sockel von Büsten, Statuen oder Säulen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Postament appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Postament der Statue war reich verziert.
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.