Postboten

Name: Postboten, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈpɔstˌboːtn̩]

/[ˈpɔstˌboːtn̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Postboten” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,419. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,419
frequency rank, German: 3,409
“P” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Postbote

Corpus desk

Index DE-postboten · Postboten · German

Postboten · rank #43,419 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #43,419
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 3,409
PHOTO-FINISH posieren

Nearest frequency peer: posieren (-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.

Polizeidien…

56,585
polizeilich…

56,584
posieren

56,583
Postboten

56,582
praktikabel

56,581
principal

56,580

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Postboten vs Postbote

89% similar

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

Key facts for Postboten
Property	Value
Headword	Postboten
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈpɔstˌboːtn̩]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#43,419
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Postboten“

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

#43,419

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „posieren“ (#43,418), „praktikabel“ (#43,420), „polizeilicher“ (#43,417). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Postboten“ bei #43,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Postboten (IPA [ˈpɔstˌboːtn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,419 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Postboten, with forms such as "opstboten", "posbtoten", and "posstboten". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Postbote", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Postboten, spelled P-O-S-T-B-O-T-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Postbote
2
Dativ Singular des Substantivs Postbote
3
Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Postbote
4
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Postbote
5
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Postbote
6
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Postbote
7
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Postbote

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

opstboten
posbtoten
posstboten
postbboten
postboetn
postbotenn
postbotne
postbotten
postbtoen
postobten
posttboten
potsboten
ppostboten
psotboten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Postboten - 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.

Edit distance from "Postboten"

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 "Postboten"?

"Postboten" is spelled P-O-S-T-B-O-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstˌboːtn̩].

What does "Postboten" mean?

As a noun, "Postboten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Postbote

What words are commonly confused with "Postboten"?

"Postboten" is commonly confused with "Postbote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Postboten"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Postboten" is [ˈpɔstˌboːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Postboten" come from?

"Postboten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

principal#43,421 polemisch#43,415 Phänomens#43,409 rangieren#43,434

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Phänomenen14 variants Rebsorten14 variants Reihenhaus14 variants nutzbaren14 variants