post-haste
/ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/
"post-haste" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“post-haste” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Alternative spelling of posthaste.
Corpus desk
Index EN-post-haste · post-haste · English
post-haste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | post-haste |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “post-haste” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
post-haste is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of posthaste.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for post-haste, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the former instruction on letters "haste, post, haste," later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste. The correct English form is post-haste, spelled P-O-S-T---H-A-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of posthaste.
Etymology
From the former instruction on letters "haste, post, haste," later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste.
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.
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