postindustrial
adjective
postindustrial is spelled P-O-S-T-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-A-L: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, postindustrial means “Describing the economy of a nation in which manufacturing industry becomes less important and the service and information industries become more…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in postindustrial?
| Letters | 14: P-O-S-T-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is postindustrial?
Postindustrial appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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).
Forms of postindustrial
- more postindustrial comparative
- most postindustrial superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postindustrial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Describing the economy of a nation in which manufacturing industry becomes less important and the service and information industries become more important.
- 2
Of or relating to a genre of music derived from industrial music but with electronic and rock influences.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Postindustrial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense describing a type of economy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | pós-industrial |
| Spanish | postindustrial, posindustrial |
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 postindustrial come from?
From post- + industrial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).