Policen

[poˈliːsn̩]

/[poˈliːsn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Policen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,743 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,743
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Police

Corpus desk

Index DE-policen · Policen · German

Policen · rank #62,743 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,743
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH poetischer

Nearest frequency peer: poetischer (-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 „Policen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Policen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolicen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈliːsn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,743
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Policen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Policenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „poetischer“ (#62,742), „Polish“ (#62,744), „Podestplätze“ (#62,741). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Policen“ bei #62,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Policen is uncommon German at frequency #62,743 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈliːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Policen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Policen, spelled P-O-L-I-C-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Police
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Police
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Police
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Police

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 "Policen"?
"Policen" is spelled P-O-L-I-C-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈliːsn̩].
What does "Policen" mean?
As a noun, "Policen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Police
How do you pronounce "Policen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Policen" is [poˈliːsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Policen" come from?
"Policen" 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 "Policen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

prequel#62,750Pusteln#62,762quälend#62,766Outback#62,715

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list