Postwertzeichen
German, noun[ˈpɔstveːɐ̯tˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Postwertzeichen is spelled P-O-S-T-W-E-R-T-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N (15 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 163,492nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Postwertzeichen is a German neuter noun meaning “postage stamp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nachweis über bezahlte Gebühr für eine Leistung der Post”.
What does Postwertzeichen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpostage stamp
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nachweis über bezahlte Gebühr für eine Leistung der Post
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 Postwertzeichen
- Postwertzeichens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Postwertzeichen?
- [ˈpɔstveːɐ̯tˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Postwertzeichen in German?
Postwertzeichen appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).