postwoman
noun
postwoman is spelled P-O-S-T-W-O-M-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, postwoman means “A female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of postwoman is postwomen.
How many letters and syllables are in postwoman?
| Letters | 9: P-O-S-T-W-O-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 postwoman?
Postwoman appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 postwoman
- postwomen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postwoman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
rareA female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Postwoman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense woman who delivers the post or mail:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | factrice |
| German | Postfrau, Postbotin, Briefträgerin, Briefzustellerin, Zustellerin |
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 postwoman come from?
From post + woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).