Postbus

[ˈpɔstˌbʊs]

/[ˈpɔstˌbʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Postbus” is uncommon German (frequency #66,594 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,594
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch ein Postunternehmen, zum Beispiel die Kraftpost, betriebener Linienbus

Corpus desk

Index DE-postbus · Postbus · German

Postbus · rank #66,594 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,594
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH posttraumatis…

Nearest frequency peer: posttraumatische (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Postbus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Postbus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Postbus
PropertyValue
HeadwordPostbus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔstˌbʊs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,594
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Postbus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Postbusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „posttraumatische“ (#66,595), „Pontus“ (#66,592), „Praha“ (#66,596). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Postbus“ bei #66,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Postbus is uncommon German at frequency #66,594 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔstˌbʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Postbus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Postbus, spelled P-O-S-T-B-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch ein Postunternehmen, zum Beispiel die Kraftpost, betriebener Linienbus
  2. 2
    Kurzform für eine Buslinie, die durch ein Postunternehmen betrieben wird, zum Beispiel eine Nahverkehrsverbindung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Schweiz heißt der Postbus Postauto, und in Österreich ist der Eigentümer der Postbusse die Bundesbahn.
  2. Die Deutsche Bundespost betrieb bis circa 1976 die klassischerweise gelb lackierten Postbusse.

Synonyms

Kraftpost

Antonyms

Bahnbus

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 "Postbus"?
"Postbus" is spelled P-O-S-T-B-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstˌbʊs].
What does "Postbus" mean?
As a noun, "Postbus" means: durch ein Postunternehmen, zum Beispiel die Kraftpost, betriebener Linienbus
How do you pronounce "Postbus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Postbus" is [ˈpɔstˌbʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Postbus" come from?
"Postbus" 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 "Postbus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

rasches#66,612reasons#66,616ostende#66,569Olsberg#66,561

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list