postage stamp
"postage-stamp" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“postage stamp” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid.
Corpus desk
Index EN-postage-stamp · postage stamp · English
postage stamp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | postage stamp |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “postage stamp” in English
Rare enough to double-check
postage stamp is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
postage stamp doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is postage stamp, spelled P-O-S-T-A-G-E- -S-T-A-M-P.
Definition
- 1A small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid.
- 2A very small area.
- 3The upper left- or right-hand corner of the goal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how postage stamp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The postage stamps on the letters from overseas were almost as interesting as the letters themselves.
We have just a postage stamp of a back garden.
This word in other languages
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.