postage

/ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/

//ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ// noun

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"postage" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“postage” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,812
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The system of transporting letters, and parcels.

Corpus desk

Index EN-postage · postage · English

postage · rank #14,812 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,812
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Porto

Nearest frequency peer: Porto (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “postage”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “postage” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

postage vs postal
71% similar
postage vs posture
71% similar
postage vs prostate
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for postage
PropertyValue
Headwordpostage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,812
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “postage”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).postagelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Porto” (#14,811), “praises” (#14,813), “pleas” (#14,810). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “postage” is #14,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around postage (IPA /ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,812 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for postage, with forms such as "opstage", "posatge", and "posstage". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "postal", "posture", "prostate", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From post + -age. The correct English form is postage, spelled P-O-S-T-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The system of transporting letters, and parcels.
  2. 2
    The charge for posting an item.
  3. 3
    The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.

Etymology

From post + -age.

This word in other languages

franqueo(Español)affranchissement(Français)Porto(Deutsch)porte(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opstage
  • posatge
  • posstage
  • postaeg
  • postagge
  • postgae
  • posttage
  • potsage
  • ppostage
  • psotage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of postage - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opstage2posatge2posstage1postaeg2postagge1postgae2posttage1potsage2
Edit distance from "postage"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "postage"?
"postage" is spelled P-O-S-T-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "postage" mean?
As a noun, "postage" means: The system of transporting letters, and parcels.
What words are commonly confused with "postage"?
"postage" is commonly confused with "postal", "posture", "prostate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "postage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postage" is /ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "postage"?
From post + -age. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "postage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

praises#14,813pageant#14,803oversee#14,802modular#14,795

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

roaring10 variantsLaurent10 variantsTibetan10 variantsglamour10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list