post-free

adj

"post-free" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“post-free” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Supplied by post (mail) to a customer without an additional charge for postage.

Corpus desk

Index EN-post-free · post-free · English

post-free · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Key facts for post-free
PropertyValue
Headwordpost-free
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “post-free” in English

post-freesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

post-free is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Supplied by post (mail) to a customer without an additional charge for postage.".

Zero misspellings are on record for post-free in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From post + -free. The correct English form is post-free, spelled P-O-S-T---F-R-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Supplied by post (mail) to a customer without an additional charge for postage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. All in attractive folders—5/6 per set, post free.

Etymology

From post + -free.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "post-free"?
"post-free" is spelled P-O-S-T---F-R-E-E.
What does "post-free" mean?
As an adjective, "post-free" means: Supplied by post (mail) to a customer without an additional charge for postage.
What is the origin of the word "post-free"?
From post + -free. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list