# postage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #14,812

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From post + -age.

## Easily confused with
- **postal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/postage-vs-postal)
- **posture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/postage-vs-posture)
- **prostate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/postage-vs-prostate)
- **postgame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/postage-vs-postgame)
- **passage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/passage-vs-postage)
- **portage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portage-vs-postage)

## Common misspellings (10)
`opstage`, `posatge`, `posstage`, `postaeg`, `postagge`, `postgae`, `posttage`, `potsage`, `ppostage`, `psotage`

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