Kantonspolizei

[kanˈtoːnspoliˌt͡saɪ̯]

/[kanˈtoːnspoliˌt͡saɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kantonspolizei” is uncommon German (frequency #60,720 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,720
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polizei in der Trägerschaft und Verantwortung eines Schweizer Kantons

Corpus desk

Index DE-kantonspolizei · Kantonspolizei · German

Kantonspolizei · rank #60,720 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,720
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kantigen

Nearest frequency peer: kantigen (-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 „Kantonspolizei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kantonspolizei
PropertyValue
HeadwordKantonspolizei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kanˈtoːnspoliˌt͡saɪ̯]
Letters14
Frequency rank#60,720
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kantonspolizei“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kantonspolizeifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kantigen“ (#60,719), „Kantonsrat“ (#60,721), „Kaffeebohnen“ (#60,718). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kantonspolizei“ bei #60,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kantonspolizei is uncommon German at frequency #60,720 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kanˈtoːnspoliˌt͡saɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polizei in der Trägerschaft und Verantwortung eines Schweizer Kantons".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kantonspolizei in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kantonspolizei, spelled K-A-N-T-O-N-S-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polizei in der Trägerschaft und Verantwortung eines Schweizer Kantons

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die zwei Fifa-Funktionäre wurden heute in Zürich von der Kantonspolizei Zürich festgenommen.“
  2. „Der Kantonspolizei Zürich ist am Ostersonntag ein gesuchter Scheckbetrüger ins Netz gegangen.“

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 "Kantonspolizei"?
"Kantonspolizei" is spelled K-A-N-T-O-N-S-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [kanˈtoːnspoliˌt͡saɪ̯].
What does "Kantonspolizei" mean?
As a noun, "Kantonspolizei" means: Polizei in der Trägerschaft und Verantwortung eines Schweizer Kantons
How do you pronounce "Kantonspolizei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kantonspolizei" is [kanˈtoːnspoliˌt͡saɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kantonspolizei" come from?
"Kantonspolizei" 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 "Kantonspolizei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list