Polemik

[poˈleːmɪk]

/[poˈleːmɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Polemik” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,182. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,182
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - öffentlicher, meist scharfer Meinungsstreit im Rahmen politischer, literarischer, gesellschaftlicher, religiöser oder wissenschaftlicher Diskussionen, der neben der sachlichen Widerlegung zugleich ...

Corpus desk

Index DE-polemik · Polemik · German

Polemik · rank #15,182 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,182
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Partners

Nearest frequency peer: Partners (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Polemik“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Polemik“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Polemik vs Politik
71% similar
Polemik vs Poetik
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Polemik
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolemik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈleːmɪk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,182
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Polemik“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Polemikliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Partners“ (#15,181), „Postfach“ (#15,183), „Privatisierung“ (#15,184). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Polemik“ bei #15,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Polemik (IPA [poˈleːmɪk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,182 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Polemik, with forms such as "oplemik", "ploemik", and "poelmik". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Politik", "Poetik", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Polemik, spelled P-O-L-E-M-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    öffentlicher, meist scharfer Meinungsstreit im Rahmen politischer, literarischer, gesellschaftlicher, religiöser oder wissenschaftlicher Diskussionen, der neben der sachlichen Widerlegung zugleich auch die moralische Demaskierung des Diskussionsgegners bezweckt
  2. 2
    unsachlicher Angriff

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Polemik der Berufsagitatoren wird ihm langsam zuwider.
  2. „Dennoch muß verwundern, wie selbst angesehene, sonst meisterlich schreibende Autoren in ihren Sprachkritikastereien gelegentlich zu offenem Grobianismus oder hitziger Polemik neigen.“

This word in other languages

polemic(English)polémica(Español)polémique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplemik
  • ploemik
  • poelmik
  • poleimk
  • polemikk
  • polemki
  • polemmik
  • pollemik
  • polmeik
  • ppolemik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Polemik - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oplemik2ploemik2poelmik2poleimk2polemikk1polemki2polemmik1pollemik1
Edit distance from "Polemik"

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 "Polemik"?
"Polemik" is spelled P-O-L-E-M-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈleːmɪk].
What does "Polemik" mean?
As a noun, "Polemik" means: öffentlicher, meist scharfer Meinungsstreit im Rahmen politischer, literarischer, gesellschaftlicher, religiöser oder wissenschaftlicher Diskussionen, der neben der sachlichen Widerlegung zugleich ...
What words are commonly confused with "Polemik"?
"Polemik" is commonly confused with "Politik", "Poetik". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Polemik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Polemik" is [poˈleːmɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Polemik" come from?
"Polemik" 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 "Polemik", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list