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Postskriptum

German, noun/ˌpɔstˈskrɪptʊm/

Postskriptum is spelled P-O-S-T-S-K-R-I-P-T-U-M (12 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 251,029th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Postskriptum is a German neuter noun meaning “postscriptum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “angefügte Ergänzung bei einem Text als Ergänzung”.

What does Postskriptum mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterpostscriptum

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. angefügte Ergänzung bei einem Text als Ergänzung

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 Postskriptum

  • Postskriptums genitive
  • Postskripta plural
  • Postskript alternative
  • PS alternative abbreviation
  • P.S. abbreviation

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Postskriptum?

  • /ˌpɔstˈskrɪptʊm/
  • [pɔstˈskʁɪptʊm]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Postskriptum

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Postskriptum in German?

Postskriptum appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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