patrouillieren
[ˌpatʁʊlˈjiːʁən]
The verdict
“patrouillieren” is uncommon German (frequency #59,949 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,949
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Posten (einer Polizei, eines Militärs, eines sonstigen Sicherheitsorgans sowie einer Bürgerwehr, Miliz oder dergleichen) in einem bestimmten Gebiet regelmäßige Erkundungs- und/oder Kontrollgäng...
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Index DE-patrouillieren · patrouillieren · German
patrouillieren · rank #59,949 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,949
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Patrizier
Nearest frequency peer: Patrizier (-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 „patrouillieren“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Ozeanen
Ozeanen
40,055 corpus weight
- paralympisc…
paralympischen
40,054 corpus weight
- Patrizier
Patrizier
40,053 corpus weight
- patrouillie…
patrouillieren
40,052 corpus weight
- Pazifisten
Pazifisten
40,051 corpus weight
- perfektem
perfektem
40,050 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „patrouillieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | patrouillieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌpatʁʊlˈjiːʁən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #59,949 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „patrouillieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
patrouillieren is uncommon German at frequency #59,949 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌpatʁʊlˈjiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for patrouillieren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 patrouillieren, spelled P-A-T-R-O-U-I-L-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1als Posten (einer Polizei, eines Militärs, eines sonstigen Sicherheitsorgans sowie einer Bürgerwehr, Miliz oder dergleichen) in einem bestimmten Gebiet regelmäßige Erkundungs- und/oder Kontrollgänge oder -fahrten durchführen
- 2auf- und abgehen, als der Straßenprostitution nachgehende weibliche Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how patrouillieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Wachposten patrouillierte durch die Stadt.
„Vielleicht eine halbe Stunde lang patrouillierten wir auf einem kurzen Stück Weg, um die Stelle herauszufinden, an der das Geräusch des Wassers am deutlichsten zu hören war.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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