postel

[ˈpɔstɛl]

/[ˈpɔstɛl]/ noun

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The verdict

“postel” is uncommon German (frequency #53,992 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,992
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stück Möbel, das zum Schlafen bestimmt ist: Bett

Corpus desk

Index DE-postel · postel · German

postel · rank #53,992 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,992
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Polizeipräsid…

Nearest frequency peer: Polizeipräsidiums (-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 „postel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for postel
PropertyValue
Headwordpostel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔstɛl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,992
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „postel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Polizeipräsidiums“ (#53,991), „Praktikums“ (#53,993), „Poland“ (#53,990). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „postel“ bei #53,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

postel is uncommon German at frequency #53,992 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔstɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stück Möbel, das zum Schlafen bestimmt ist: Bett".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for postel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is postel, spelled P-O-S-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stück Möbel, das zum Schlafen bestimmt ist: Bett

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Poslouchal rádio a vlezl do postele až v jedenáct hodin.

Synonyms

loželůžko

This word in other languages

bed(English)

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 "postel"?
"postel" is spelled P-O-S-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstɛl].
What does "postel" mean?
As a noun, "postel" means: Stück Möbel, das zum Schlafen bestimmt ist: Bett
How do you pronounce "postel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postel" is [ˈpɔstɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Poland#53,990Pogrom#53,987played#53,986Pandas#53,968

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list