postcard
/ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/noun, verb
postcard is spelled P-O-S-T-C-A-R-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, postcard means “A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of postcard is postcards.
How many letters and syllables are in postcard?
| Letters | 8: P-O-S-T-C-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is postcard?
Postcard appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 postcard?
- US /ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/
Postcard 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: En-us-postcard.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with postcard
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: post-card (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of postcard
- postcards plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- post card
- post-card
- postcarding participle, present
- postcarded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postcard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope.
verb
- 1
To send a postcard to someone.
to postcard one's friends
- 2
To send by means of a postcard.
to postcard one's news
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate postcard?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of postcard: pc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Postcard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rectangular piece of thick paper to be mailed without an envelope:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carte postale |
| German | Postkarte |
| Portuguese | cartão-postal, postal |
| Spanish | tarjeta postal, postal |
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 postcard come from?
From post + card.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).