Postweg

[ˈpɔstˌveːk]

/[ˈpɔstˌveːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Postweg” is uncommon German (frequency #60,918 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,918
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - postalische Art der Zustellung einer Sendung

Corpus desk

Index DE-postweg · Postweg · German

Postweg · rank #60,918 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,918
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Postern

Nearest frequency peer: Postern (-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 „Postweg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Postweg
PropertyValue
HeadwordPostweg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔstˌveːk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,918
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Postweg“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Postwegfällt 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: „Postern“ (#60,917), „Premiers“ (#60,919), „Ponyhof“ (#60,916). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Postweg“ bei #60,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Postweg is uncommon German at frequency #60,918 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔstˌveːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Postweg in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Postweg, spelled P-O-S-T-W-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    postalische Art der Zustellung einer Sendung
  2. 2
    Weg, der von Postboten genutzt wurde oder wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Neben dem Postweg nutzen viele Behörden und Unternehmen heutzutage auch das Internet für formalen Schriftverkehr.
  2. „Damit auf dem Postweg auch ja nichts kaputtgeht, wird das Paket mit feinen Kräuter-Säckchen gut ausgepolstert, geerntet im Garten oder in den Bergen und in der Sonne getrocknet.“

Synonyms

postalischeperPost

Antonyms

elektronischtelefonischfernmündlich

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 "Postweg"?
"Postweg" is spelled P-O-S-T-W-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstˌveːk].
What does "Postweg" mean?
As a noun, "Postweg" means: postalische Art der Zustellung einer Sendung
How do you pronounce "Postweg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Postweg" is [ˈpɔstˌveːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Postweg" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Postern#60,917Ponyhof#60,916reichem#60,943reizbar#60,946

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list