postwar

adj

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"postwar" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“postwar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,999
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of post-war.

Corpus desk

Index EN-postwar · postwar · English

postwar · rank #16,999 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,999
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH populous

Nearest frequency peer: populous (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “postwar”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “postwar” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

postwar vs poster
71% similar
postwar vs postal
71% similar
postwar vs postman
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for postwar
PropertyValue
Headwordpostwar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,999
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “postwar”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).postwarlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “populous” (#16,998), “poking” (#16,997), “prevailed” (#17,001). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “postwar” is #16,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around postwar, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,999 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative spelling of post-war.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for postwar, with forms such as "opstwar", "posstwar", and "postawr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "poster", "postal", "postman", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From post- + war. The correct English form is postwar, spelled P-O-S-T-W-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of post-war.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how postwar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Men in the postwar period were threatened by the thought of a woman with more or even as much education as they had.

Etymology

From post- + war.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opstwar
  • posstwar
  • postawr
  • posttwar
  • postwarr
  • postwra
  • postwwar
  • poswtar
  • potswar
  • ppostwar
  • psotwar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of postwar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opstwar2posstwar1postawr2posttwar1postwarr1postwra2postwwar1poswtar2
Edit distance from "postwar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "postwar"?
"postwar" is spelled P-O-S-T-W-A-R.
What does "postwar" mean?
As an adjective, "postwar" means: Alternative spelling of post-war.
What words are commonly confused with "postwar"?
"postwar" is commonly confused with "poster", "postal", "postman". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "postwar"?
From post- + war. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "postwar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Philips#16,995prudent#17,006Olivier#16,984reliant#17,014

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

populous11 variantsPaterson11 variantsratified11 variantsobituary11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list