postdate
/ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt/verb, noun
postdate is spelled P-O-S-T-D-A-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, postdate means “To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in postdate?
| Letters | 8: P-O-S-T-D-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is postdate?
Postdate appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 postdate?
- UK /ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt/
As a noun (“A date on a document later than the real date on which it…”): /ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/.
Postdate 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-postdate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with postdate?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as postdate from its last stressed vowel (/eɪt/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of postdate
- postdates present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- postdating participle, present
- postdated participle, past
- post-date
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postdate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time.
- 2
To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date.
no postdated checks [sign in a retail store]
- 3
To affix a date to after the event.
noun
- 1
A date on a document later than the real date on which it was written.
adjective
- 1
obsoletePostdated; made or done after the date assigned.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does postdate come from?
From post- + date.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).