Postillion
German, noun[pɔstɪˈli̯oːn]
Postillion is spelled P-O-S-T-I-L-L-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Postillion is a German masculine noun meaning “postilion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fahrer einer Postkutsche”.
What does Postillion mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepostilion
- 2
masculinedark clouded yellow (Colias croceus)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fahrer einer Postkutsche 2. ein Schmetterling (wissenschaftlich: Colias croceus)
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 Postillion
- Postillions genitive
- Postillione plural
- Postillionen dative definite plural
- Postillon alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Postillion?
- [pɔstɪˈli̯oːn]
- [ˈpɔstɪli̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Postillion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Postillion in German?
Postillion 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).