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Rohrpost

German, noun/ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌpɔst/

Rohrpost is a German feminine noun meaning “pneumatic post” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Postbeförderung durch ein System von Röhren”.

What does Rohrpost mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininepneumatic post

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Postbeförderung durch ein System von Röhren 2. durch Röhren befördertes Postgut

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce Rohrpost?

  • /ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌpɔst/
  • [ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌpɔst]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Rohrpost in German?

Rohrpost appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).