Poststelle

[ˈpɔstˌʃtɛlə]

/[ˈpɔstˌʃtɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Poststelle” is uncommon German (frequency #50,799 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,799
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Räumlichkeit, die der Abwicklung von Postgeschäften diente, zum Beispiel dem Absenden oder Empfangen von Briefen

Corpus desk

Index DE-poststelle · Poststelle · German

Poststelle · rank #50,799 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,799
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pops

Nearest frequency peer: pops (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Poststelle“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Poststelle“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Poststelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordPoststelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔstˌʃtɛlə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,799
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Poststelle“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Poststellefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pops“ (#50,798), „Pomp“ (#50,797), „Polizeibehörde“ (#50,796). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Poststelle“ bei #50,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Poststelle is uncommon German at frequency #50,799 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔstˌʃtɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Poststelle, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Poststelle, spelled P-O-S-T-S-T-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Räumlichkeit, die der Abwicklung von Postgeschäften diente, zum Beispiel dem Absenden oder Empfangen von Briefen
  2. 2
    Stelle in einem Unternehmen, die der Erledigung der Post dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Poststelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Minna Hansen leitete in ihrem eigenen Haus die erste Poststelle des Dorfes.
  2. „Auf der Poststelle kaufte sie einen Briefumschlag und bat um die Adresse des Bischofs in Aachen.“

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 "Poststelle"?
"Poststelle" is spelled P-O-S-T-S-T-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstˌʃtɛlə].
What does "Poststelle" mean?
As a noun, "Poststelle" means: Räumlichkeit, die der Abwicklung von Postgeschäften diente, zum Beispiel dem Absenden oder Empfangen von Briefen
How do you pronounce "Poststelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Poststelle" is [ˈpɔstˌʃtɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Poststelle" come from?
"Poststelle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Poststelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list