Postomat
[ˈpɔstoˌmaːt]
The verdict
“Postomat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein von der Schweizer Post betriebener Geldausgabeautomat
Corpus desk
Index DE-postomat · Postomat · German
Postomat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Postomat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔstoˌmaːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Postomat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Postomat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔstoˌmaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein von der Schweizer Post betriebener Geldausgabeautomat".
Postomat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Postomat, spelled P-O-S-T-O-M-A-T.
Definition
- 1ein von der Schweizer Post betriebener Geldausgabeautomat
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Postomat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dank den 680 Postomaten in der Schweiz und dem Fürstentum Liechtenstein wird das Aufladen von Prepaid-Guthaben entscheidend vereinfacht.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.