Kriminalpolizei
[kʁimiˈnaːlpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]
The verdict
“Kriminalpolizei” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,414. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,414
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz derjenige Teil der Polizei, der sich mit der Aufklärung und Verhinderung von Straftaten befasst
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kriminalpolizei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kʁimiˈnaːlpoliˌt͡saɪ̯] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #24,414 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kriminalpolizei” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 22 spelling variants around Kriminalpolizei (IPA [kʁimiˈnaːlpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,414 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz derjenige Teil der Polizei, der sich mit der Aufklärung und Verhinderung von Straftaten befasst".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kriminalpolizei, with forms such as "kirminalpolizei", "kkriminalpolizei", and "kriimnalpolizei". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kriminalpolizei, spelled K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I.
Definition
- 1in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz derjenige Teil der Polizei, der sich mit der Aufklärung und Verhinderung von Straftaten befasst
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kirminalpolizei,kkriminalpolizei,kriimnalpolizei,krimianlpolizei,kriminallpolizei,kriminaloplizei,kriminalploizei,kriminalpoilzei,kriminalpoliezi,kriminalpolizie,kriminalpolizzei,kriminalpollizei,kriminalpolziei,kriminalppolizei,kriminaplolizei,kriminlapolizei,kriminnalpolizei,krimminalpolizei,krimnialpolizei,krmiinalpolizei,krriminalpolizei,rkiminalpolizei
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kriminalpolizei - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Kriminalpolizei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kʁimiˈnaːlpoliˌt͡saɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.