wagon-poste

\va.ɡɔ̃.pɔst\

/\va.ɡɔ̃.pɔst\/ noun

The verdict

“wagon-poste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wagon ou voiture destiné au transport et éventuellement au tri du courrier.

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Index FR-wagon-poste · wagon-poste · French

wagon-poste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for wagon-poste
PropertyValue
Headwordwagon-poste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\va.ɡɔ̃.pɔst\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « wagon-poste » en français

wagon-postereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wagon-poste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \va.ɡɔ̃.pɔst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wagon ou voiture destiné au transport et éventuellement au tri du courrier.".

wagon-poste doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is wagon-poste, spelled W-A-G-O-N---P-O-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wagon ou voiture destiné au transport et éventuellement au tri du courrier.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wagon-poste"?
"wagon-poste" is spelled W-A-G-O-N---P-O-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \va.ɡɔ̃.pɔst\.
What does "wagon-poste" mean?
As a noun, "wagon-poste" means: Wagon ou voiture destiné au transport et éventuellement au tri du courrier.
How do you pronounce "wagon-poste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wagon-poste" is \va.ɡɔ̃.pɔst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wagon-poste" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list