Kommissariat

[kɔmɪsaˈʁi̯aːt]

/[kɔmɪsaˈʁi̯aːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kommissariat” is uncommon German (frequency #60,749 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,749
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dienststelle eines Kommissars beziehungsweise der Polizei, vor allem der Kriminalpolizei

Corpus desk

Index DE-kommissariat · Kommissariat · German

Kommissariat · rank #60,749 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,749
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kolosseum

Nearest frequency peer: Kolosseum (-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 „Kommissariat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kommissariat
PropertyValue
HeadwordKommissariat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmɪsaˈʁi̯aːt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,749
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kommissariat“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kolosseum“ (#60,748), „konisch“ (#60,751), „Kolibri“ (#60,746). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kommissariat“ bei #60,749. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kommissariat is uncommon German at frequency #60,749 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔmɪsaˈʁi̯aːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dienststelle eines Kommissars beziehungsweise der Polizei, vor allem der Kriminalpolizei".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kommissariat, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kommissariat, spelled K-O-M-M-I-S-S-A-R-I-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dienststelle eines Kommissars beziehungsweise der Polizei, vor allem der Kriminalpolizei

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Eben darauf warteten wir, als ich einen Anruf von Inspektor Dávila erhielt, der mein Erscheinen in Begleitung meines Sekretärs und Buchhalters auf dem Kommissariat erwünschte.“

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 "Kommissariat"?
"Kommissariat" is spelled K-O-M-M-I-S-S-A-R-I-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmɪsaˈʁi̯aːt].
What does "Kommissariat" mean?
As a noun, "Kommissariat" means: Dienststelle eines Kommissars beziehungsweise der Polizei, vor allem der Kriminalpolizei
How do you pronounce "Kommissariat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kommissariat" is [kɔmɪsaˈʁi̯aːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kommissariat" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kriegsjahren#60,763Kriminalfall#60,764Kulturschock#60,766Körperteilen#60,771

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list