# postscript

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpoʊst.skɹɪpt/ · frequency rank #39,489

## Definitions
1. An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.
2. An addition to a story, play, etc. after its completion.

## Etymology
From New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscrībō (“write after”), from post (“after”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, post- + script.

## Common misspellings (17)
`opstscript`, `posstcript`, `posstscript`, `postcsript`, `postsccript`, `postscirpt`, `postscrippt`, `postscriptt`, `postscritp`, `postscrpit`, `postscrript`, `postsrcipt`, `postsscript`, `posttscript`, `potsscript`, `ppostscript`, `psotscript`

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