posthole
noun, verb
posthole is spelled P-O-S-T-H-O-L-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, posthole means “A cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone, usually much deeper than it is wide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of posthole is postholes.
How many letters and syllables are in posthole?
| Letters | 8: P-O-S-T-H-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 posthole?
Posthole appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 posthole?
Posthole 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).
Forms of posthole
- postholes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- postholing participle, present
- postholed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does posthole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone, usually much deeper than it is wide.
verb
- 1
To sink one's legs deep into snow while walking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does posthole come from?
From post + hole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).