Postillon

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The verdict

“Postillon” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,235. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,235
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fahrer einer Postkutsche

Corpus desk

Index DE-postillon · Postillon · German

Postillon · rank #33,235 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,235
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH possible

Nearest frequency peer: possible (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Postillon“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Postillon“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Postillon vs TO
0% similar
Postillon vs video
22% similar
Postillon vs Trump
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Postillon
PropertyValue
HeadwordPostillon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,235
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Postillon“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Postillonliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „possible“ (#33,234), „powers“ (#33,236), „prallte“ (#33,237). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Postillon“ bei #33,235. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Postillon (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,235 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fahrer einer Postkutsche".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Postillon, with forms such as "opstillon", "positllon", and "posstillon". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "TO", "video", "Trump", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Postillon, spelled P-O-S-T-I-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fahrer einer Postkutsche

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opstillon
  • positllon
  • posstillon
  • postillno
  • postillonn
  • postiloln
  • postilon
  • postlilon
  • posttillon
  • potsillon
  • ppostillon
  • psotillon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Postillon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opstillon2positllon2posstillon1postillno2postillonn1postiloln2postilon1postlilon2
Edit distance from "Postillon"

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 "Postillon"?
"Postillon" is spelled P-O-S-T-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Postillon" mean?
As a noun, "Postillon" means: Fahrer einer Postkutsche
What words are commonly confused with "Postillon"?
"Postillon" is commonly confused with "TO", "video", "Trump". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Postillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Postillon" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Postillon" come from?
"Postillon" 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 "Postillon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Regenzeit#33,254Onkologie#33,212Notfällen#33,209Notbremse#33,208

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

präzisen12 variantsPiercing12 variantsPflaumen12 variantsRoadster12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list