Posteingang

[ˈpɔstʔaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]

/[ˈpɔstʔaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Posteingang” is uncommon German (frequency #65,581 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,581
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bearbeitung von Briefen in Organisationen oder Unternehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-posteingang · Posteingang · German

Posteingang · rank #65,581 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,581
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pound

Nearest frequency peer: pound (+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 „Posteingang“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Posteingang
PropertyValue
HeadwordPosteingang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔstʔaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,581
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Posteingang“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Posteingangfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pound“ (#65,582), „Polizeischule“ (#65,579), „POW“ (#65,583). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Posteingang“ bei #65,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Posteingang is uncommon German at frequency #65,581 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔstʔaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Posteingang, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 German form is Posteingang, spelled P-O-S-T-E-I-N-G-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bearbeitung von Briefen in Organisationen oder Unternehmen
  2. 2
    Ein Verzeichnis/Ordner für eingehende e-Mails

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Brief des Finanzamts kam in den Posteingang des Unternehmens.
  2. Hannah guckte in ihrem Posteingang, ob neue e-Mails angekommen waren.

Synonyms

MailboxInboxPostfach

Antonyms

Postausgang

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 "Posteingang"?
"Posteingang" is spelled P-O-S-T-E-I-N-G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstʔaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ].
What does "Posteingang" mean?
As a noun, "Posteingang" means: Bearbeitung von Briefen in Organisationen oder Unternehmen
How do you pronounce "Posteingang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Posteingang" is [ˈpɔstʔaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Posteingang" come from?
"Posteingang" 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 "Posteingang", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

polemischen#65,577Perlenkette#65,565ranzukommen#65,605Originalton#65,555

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list