Postille
German, noun/pɔsˈtɪlə/
Postille is spelled P-O-S-T-I-L-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Postille is a German feminine noun meaning “rag (a newspaper or magazine comprising only a few pages; often used disparagingly for any printed materials of little journalistic value…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kollektion von Predigten”.
What does Postille mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerag (a newspaper or magazine comprising only a few pages; often used disparagingly for any printed materials of little journalistic value, such as advertising brochures)
- 2
femininebook of prayers, sermons, postil, homily
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kollektion von Predigten 2. Buch, das in schlichter Weise auf eine positive geistige, moralische oder religiöse Beeinflussung des Lesers abzielt; Erbauungsbuch 3. thematisch spezialisierte Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Ähnliches
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 Postille
- Postillen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Postille?
- /pɔsˈtɪlə/
- [pɔsˈtɪlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Postille in German?
Postille appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).