Autobahnpolizei

[ˈaʊ̯tobaːnpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]

/[ˈaʊ̯tobaːnpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Autobahnpolizei” is uncommon German (frequency #52,670 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,670
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polizeikräfte, die für die Sicherheit auf der Autobahn zuständig sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-autobahnpolizei · Autobahnpolizei · German

Autobahnpolizei · rank #52,670 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,670
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Autobahnbrücke

Nearest frequency peer: Autobahnbrücke (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Autobahnpolizei“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Autobahnpolizei“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Autobahnpolizei
PropertyValue
HeadwordAutobahnpolizei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯tobaːnpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]
Letters15
Frequency rank#52,670
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Autobahnpolizei“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Autobahnpolizeifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Autobahnbrücke“ (#52,669), „ausscheidet“ (#52,668), „Babette“ (#52,672). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Autobahnpolizei“ bei #52,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Autobahnpolizei is uncommon German at frequency #52,670 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯tobaːnpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polizeikräfte, die für die Sicherheit auf der Autobahn zuständig sind".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Autobahnpolizei, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Autobahnpolizei, spelled A-U-T-O-B-A-H-N-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polizeikräfte, die für die Sicherheit auf der Autobahn zuständig sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ihr Vater war ein pensionierter Beamter der Autobahnpolizei in Wisconsin, ihrem Heimatstaat.“
  2. „Als er sich jedoch vor die Monitore der Autobahnpolizei setzte, um die Spur des X5 aus der Stadt hinaus zu verfolgen, verlor er ihn auf der N7.“

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 "Autobahnpolizei"?
"Autobahnpolizei" is spelled A-U-T-O-B-A-H-N-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯tobaːnpoliˌt͡saɪ̯].
What does "Autobahnpolizei" mean?
As a noun, "Autobahnpolizei" means: Polizeikräfte, die für die Sicherheit auf der Autobahn zuständig sind
How do you pronounce "Autobahnpolizei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Autobahnpolizei" is [ˈaʊ̯tobaːnpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Autobahnpolizei" come from?
"Autobahnpolizei" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list