# post

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəʊst/ · frequency rank #360

## Definitions
1. A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
2. A stud; a two-by-four.
3. A pole in a battery.
4. A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
5. A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes.
6. A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches.
7. A goalpost.
8. A location on a basketball court near the basket.
9. The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
10. The vertical part of a crochet stitch.

## Etymology
Inherited from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Latin postis (“a post, a door-post”) through Old French. .

## Easily confused with
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-pt)
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-ps)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-put)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-pot)
- **PSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-psa)
- **PTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-pts)
- **psi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-psi)
- **POW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-pow)
- **PSG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-psg)
- **POV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-pov)
- **PST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-pst)
- **PSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-psp)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-pus)
- **pox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-pox)
- **PSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-psu)
- **PPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-pps)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-prs)
- **PSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-psc)
- **PSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-psl)
- **PPT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-ppt)

## Common misspellings (5)
`opst`, `posst`, `postt`, `ppost`, `psot`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/post