constable

[ˈkʌn(t)stəbl̩]

/[ˈkʌn(t)stəbl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“constable” is uncommon German (frequency #56,043 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,043
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Polizist, der Polizeiwachtmeister, der Wachtmeister

Corpus desk

Index DE-constable · constable · German

constable · rank #56,043 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,043
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH conseil

Nearest frequency peer: conseil (-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 „constable“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for constable
PropertyValue
Headwordconstable
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʌn(t)stəbl̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,043
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „constable“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).constablefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „conseil“ (#56,042), „Consultants“ (#56,045), „Colette“ (#56,040). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „constable“ bei #56,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

constable is uncommon German at frequency #56,043 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʌn(t)stəbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for constable in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is constable, spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Polizist, der Polizeiwachtmeister, der Wachtmeister
  2. 2
    weibliche Person von [1]

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 "constable"?
"constable" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʌn(t)stəbl̩].
What does "constable" mean?
As a noun, "constable" means: der Polizist, der Polizeiwachtmeister, der Wachtmeister
How do you pronounce "constable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "constable" is [ˈkʌn(t)stəbl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "constable" come from?
"constable" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Codierung#56,039Dresscode#56,061einleitet#56,076einrücken#56,077

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list