Europol

[ˈɔɪ̯ʁoˌpoːl]

/[ˈɔɪ̯ʁoˌpoːl]/ name

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The verdict

“Europol” is uncommon German (frequency #57,829 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,829
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Polizeibehörde der Europäischen Union mit Sitz im niederländischen Den Haag

Key facts for Europol
PropertyValue
HeadwordEuropol
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɔɪ̯ʁoˌpoːl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,829
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Europol” 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). Europol lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Europol is uncommon German at frequency #57,829 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɔɪ̯ʁoˌpoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polizeibehörde der Europäischen Union mit Sitz im niederländischen Den Haag".

No misspelling variants are generated for Europol in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Europol, spelled E-U-R-O-P-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polizeibehörde der Europäischen Union mit Sitz im niederländischen Den Haag

Synonyms

Europäisches Polizeiamt

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 "Europol"?
"Europol" is spelled E-U-R-O-P-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔɪ̯ʁoˌpoːl].
What does "Europol" mean?
As a proper noun, "Europol" means: Polizeibehörde der Europäischen Union mit Sitz im niederländischen Den Haag
How do you pronounce "Europol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Europol" is [ˈɔɪ̯ʁoˌpoːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Europol" come from?
"Europol" 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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Using “Europol”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-U-R-O-P-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɔɪ̯ʁoˌpoːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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