Post card or postcard?
post card is a noun meaning “Alternative form of postcard”; postcard is a noun meaning “A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for…”. post card is written as two words and postcard as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between post card and postcard?
| post card | postcard | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Meaning | Alternative form of postcard | A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope To send a postcard to someone To send by means of a postcard |
| Example | none recorded | to postcard one's friends |
| Forms | post-cards | postcards |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 2.8 times per million words |
Sources: post card and postcard 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 post card and postcard
post card
- 1
datedDated form of postcard
- 2
Alternative form of postcard
postcard
- 1
A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope
- 2
To send a postcard to someone
to postcard one's friends
- 3
To send by means of a postcard
to postcard one's news
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, post card or postcard?
post card is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; postcard 2.8 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).