postage
/ˈpoʊstɪd͡ʒ/noun
postage is spelled P-O-S-T-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, postage means “The system of transporting letters, and parcels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of postage is postages.
How many letters and syllables are in postage?
| Letters | 7: P-O-S-T-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,731st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is postage?
Postage appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce postage?
- UK /ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/
- US /ˈpoʊstɪd͡ʒ/
Postage has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-postage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of postage
- postages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The system of transporting letters, and parcels.
- 2
The charge for posting an item.
- 3
The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Postage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Porto , Frankierung |
| Portuguese | porte |
| Spanish | franqueo |
| French | affranchissement |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does postage come from?
From post + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).