Posthorn
German, noun[ˈpɔstˌhɔʁn]
Posthorn is spelled P-O-S-T-H-O-R-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Posthorn is a German neuter noun meaning “post horn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Horn, mit dem der Postillion Signale geben konnte”.
What does Posthorn mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpost horn
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Horn, mit dem der Postillion Signale geben konnte 2. in Abbildungen Logo/Symbol der Post
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Posthorn
- Posthornes genitive
- Posthorns genitive
- Posthörner plural
- Posthorne dative singular
- Posthörnern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Posthorn?
- [ˈpɔstˌhɔʁn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Posthorn in German?
Posthorn appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).