Restposten

[ˈʁɛstˌpɔstn̩]

/[ˈʁɛstˌpɔstn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Restposten” is uncommon German (frequency #63,697 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,697
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch zum Beispiel Überproduktion oder Konkurs übriggebliebene Waren, die günstig verkauft werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-restposten · Restposten · German

Restposten · rank #63,697 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,697
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH resistente

Nearest frequency peer: resistente (-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 „Restposten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Restposten
PropertyValue
HeadwordRestposten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛstˌpɔstn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Restposten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Restpostenfällt 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: „resistente“ (#63,696), „restriktiv“ (#63,698), „Reutte“ (#63,699). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Restposten“ bei #63,697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Restposten is uncommon German at frequency #63,697 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛstˌpɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch zum Beispiel Überproduktion oder Konkurs übriggebliebene Waren, die günstig verkauft werden".

Restposten has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Restposten, spelled R-E-S-T-P-O-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch zum Beispiel Überproduktion oder Konkurs übriggebliebene Waren, die günstig verkauft werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In dem Laden da drüben gibt es günstige Preise, da sie nur Restposten verkaufen.

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 "Restposten"?
"Restposten" is spelled R-E-S-T-P-O-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛstˌpɔstn̩].
What does "Restposten" mean?
As a noun, "Restposten" means: durch zum Beispiel Überproduktion oder Konkurs übriggebliebene Waren, die günstig verkauft werden
How do you pronounce "Restposten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Restposten" is [ˈʁɛstˌpɔstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Restposten" come from?
"Restposten" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list