postwendend

Name: postwendend, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈpɔstˌvɛndn̩t]

/[ˈpɔstˌvɛndn̩t]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“postwendend” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,162 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#53,162
frequency rank, German: 11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf den empfangenen Brief sofort reagierend; ohne Verzögerung mit der nächsten Post geschickt

Key facts for postwendend
Property	Value
Headword	postwendend
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈpɔstˌvɛndn̩t]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#53,162
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “postwendend” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). postwendend lands here:

#53,162

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for postwendend is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɔstˌvɛndn̩t]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,162 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for postwendend in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is postwendend, spelled P-O-S-T-W-E-N-D-E-N-D.

Definition

1
auf den empfangenen Brief sofort reagierend; ohne Verzögerung mit der nächsten Post geschickt
2
sofort, als Reaktion auf ein Ereignis

This word in other languages

by return of post(English)par retour de courrier(Français)

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 "postwendend"?

"postwendend" is spelled P-O-S-T-W-E-N-D-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstˌvɛndn̩t].

What does "postwendend" mean?

As an adjective, "postwendend" means: auf den empfangenen Brief sofort reagierend; ohne Verzögerung mit der nächsten Post geschickt

How do you pronounce "postwendend"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postwendend" is [ˈpɔstˌvɛndn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "postwendend" come from?

"postwendend" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “postwendend”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is P-O-S-T-W-E-N-D-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈpɔstˌvɛndn̩t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.