Mail box or mailbox?
mail box is a noun meaning “Alternative form of mailbox”; mailbox is a noun meaning “A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or…”. mail box is written as two words and mailbox as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between mail box and mailbox?
| mail box | mailbox | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Alternative form of mailbox | USA collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose USA delivery point for mail, a box, compartment or slot for this purpose |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | mail-boxes | mailboxes |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈmeɪl.bɑks/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 2.0 times per million words |
Sources: mail box and mailbox in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of mail box and mailbox
mail box
- 1
Alternative form of mailbox
- 2
Alternative form of mailbox
mailbox
- 1
USA collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose
- 2
USA delivery point for mail, a box, compartment or slot for this purpose
- 3
A folder or account for the storage of email; an electronic inbox or mailstore
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, mail box or mailbox?
mail box is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; mailbox 2.0 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).