Postbote

[ˈpɔstˌboːtə]

/[ˈpɔstˌboːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Postbote” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,221. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,221
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der Post zustellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-postbote · Postbote · German

Postbote · rank #31,221 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,221
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Portugals

Nearest frequency peer: Portugals (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Postbote“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Postbote“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Postbote vs postete
63% similar
Postbote vs Postboten
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Postbote
PropertyValue
HeadwordPostbote
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔstˌboːtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,221
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Postbote“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Postboteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Portugals“ (#31,220), „primitiven“ (#31,222), „poetischen“ (#31,219). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Postbote“ bei #31,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Postbote (IPA [ˈpɔstˌboːtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,221 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemand, der Post zustellt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Postbote, with forms such as "opstbote", "posbtote", and "posstbote". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "postete", "Postboten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Postbote, spelled P-O-S-T-B-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der Post zustellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Immer wenn der Postbote kommt, bellt der Hund.
  2. „Der Postbote nickte, er selbst schien nichts dagegen zu haben, und er ließ auch weiter offen, welche Meinung er persönlich vertrat.“

Synonyms

Postzusteller

This word in other languages

postman(English)cartero(Español)facteur(Français)carteiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opstbote
  • posbtote
  • posstbote
  • postbbote
  • postboet
  • postbotte
  • postbtoe
  • postobte
  • posttbote
  • potsbote
  • ppostbote
  • psotbote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Postbote - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opstbote2posbtote2posstbote1postbbote1postboet2postbotte1postbtoe2postobte2
Edit distance from "Postbote"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Postbote"?
"Postbote" is spelled P-O-S-T-B-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstˌboːtə].
What does "Postbote" mean?
As a noun, "Postbote" means: jemand, der Post zustellt
What words are commonly confused with "Postbote"?
"Postbote" is commonly confused with "postete", "Postboten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Postbote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Postbote" is [ˈpɔstˌboːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Postbote" come from?
"Postbote" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schmückt#31,260midnight#31,180schubsen#31,262schwebte#31,263

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

mittleres12 variantsManagern12 variantsstraffrei12 variantsstreitig12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list