Postmeister
[ˈpɔstˌmaɪ̯stɐ]
The verdict
“Postmeister” is uncommon German (frequency #96,091 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,091
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Angehöriger der Post, der für den Postbetrieb in einem bestimmten Bereich zuständig ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Postmeister |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔstˌmaɪ̯stɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #96,091 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Postmeister” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Postmeister is uncommon German at frequency #96,091 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔstˌmaɪ̯stɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger der Post, der für den Postbetrieb in einem bestimmten Bereich zuständig ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Postmeister in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Postmeister, spelled P-O-S-T-M-E-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger der Post, der für den Postbetrieb in einem bestimmten Bereich zuständig ist
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.
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Using “Postmeister”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-S-T-M-E-I-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpɔstˌmaɪ̯stɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.