ACAB

abbrev

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The verdict

“ACAB” is uncommon German (frequency #55,919 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,919
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parole zur Abwertung oder Beleidigung von Polizeibeamten

Key facts for ACAB
PropertyValue
HeadwordACAB
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,919
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ACAB” sits in German frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ACAB is uncommon German at frequency #55,919 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ACAB in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ACAB, spelled A-C-A-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parole zur Abwertung oder Beleidigung von Polizeibeamten
  2. 2
    Slogan einer Werbekampagne der deutschen Bundespolizei

This word in other languages

ACAB(English)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ACAB"?
"ACAB" is spelled A-C-A-B.
What does "ACAB" mean?
As an abbreviation, "ACAB" means: Parole zur Abwertung oder Beleidigung von Polizeibeamten
What language does "ACAB" come from?
"ACAB" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ACAB”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-C-A-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list