Poststempel

[ˈpɔstˌʃtɛmpl̩]

/[ˈpɔstˌʃtɛmpl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Poststempel” is uncommon German (frequency #88,143 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,143
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stempel der Post (Gerät)

Corpus desk

Index DE-poststempel · Poststempel · German

Poststempel · rank #88,143 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,143
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH potenten

Nearest frequency peer: potenten (+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 „Poststempel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Poststempel
PropertyValue
HeadwordPoststempel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔstˌʃtɛmpl̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#88,143
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Poststempel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Poststempelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „potenten“ (#88,144), „powerful“ (#88,145), „polling“ (#88,139). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Poststempel“ bei #88,143. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Poststempel is uncommon German at frequency #88,143 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔstˌʃtɛmpl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Poststempel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Poststempel, spelled P-O-S-T-S-T-E-M-P-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stempel der Post (Gerät)
  2. 2
    Abdruck von [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Poststempel kamen ab 1764 nach dem Vorbild von Franklin zum Einsatz, zunächst auf Zeilenstempel mit Ortsnamen beschränkt.“
  2. „Der einzige signifikante irische Poststempel aus dieser Zeit der postalischen Unabhängigkeit ist ein Stempel zur Aufteilung der bezahlten Taxe für die englische Verwaltung und die irische Verwaltung.“

This word in other languages

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 "Poststempel"?
"Poststempel" is spelled P-O-S-T-S-T-E-M-P-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstˌʃtɛmpl̩].
What does "Poststempel" mean?
As a noun, "Poststempel" means: Stempel der Post (Gerät)
How do you pronounce "Poststempel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Poststempel" is [ˈpɔstˌʃtɛmpl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Poststempel" come from?
"Poststempel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list