Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

post office

/ˈpoʊst ˌɔfɪs/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: post of-fice
IPA: /ˈpoʊst ˌɔfɪs/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.

Countable

noun

An organization that delivers letters.

Countable

noun

A party game involving the exchange of kisses.

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We were over the border here, into Northern Ireland, and the post office had a very English atmosphere. It was pleasant, too, much as we enjoyed the hospitality of the Republic, to be buying stamps with the Queen's head on them, and to be posting our cards in a red pillar-box, instead of a green one."
"“The post-office is a wonderful establishment!” said she.—“The regularity and despatch of it! If one thinks of all that it has to do, and all that it does so well, it is really astonishing!”"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpoʊst ˌɔfɪs/
British English: /ˈpəʊst ˌɒfɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

post offices (plural) postoffice (alternative) post-office (alternative)

Phrases

post office box post-office order post office telephone system sub-post office travelling post office

Synonyms

postal outlet postal service postal station postman's knock united states post office us post office po local post office

Questions

How do you pronounce post office?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpoʊst ˌɔfɪs/.
What does post office mean?: A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.

How to pronounce post office

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “post office”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈpoʊst ˌɔfɪs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “post office”.
Repeat and practice — Say “post office” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.