Postskript
[pɔstˈskʁɪpt]
The verdict
“Postskript” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - angefügte Ergänzung bei einem Text als Ergänzung
Corpus desk
Index DE-postskript · Postskript · German
Postskript · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Postskript |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɔstˈskʁɪpt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Postskript“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Postskript is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔstˈskʁɪpt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "angefügte Ergänzung bei einem Text als Ergänzung".
Postskript doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Postskript, spelled P-O-S-T-S-K-R-I-P-T.
Definition
- 1angefügte Ergänzung bei einem Text als Ergänzung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Postskript appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man kann den »Agathon« auch in der letzten, scheinbar abgeschlossenen, aber dann doch im Postskript wieder geöffneten Gestalt als eine Suchbewegung lesen, die nicht an ein befriedigendes Ende kommt, sondern einfach aufhört.“
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.