Politesse
German, noun[ˌpoliˈtɛsə]
Politesse is spelled P-O-L-I-T-E-S-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Politesse is a German feminine noun meaning “female traffic warden, traffic directrix” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliche Angestellte im Dienste der Polizei oder einer Gemeinde, die vorwiegend für den ruhenden Verkehr…”.
What does Politesse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale traffic warden, traffic directrix
noun
- 1
datedfemininepolitesse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliche Angestellte im Dienste der Polizei oder einer Gemeinde, die vorwiegend für den ruhenden Verkehr eingesetzt wird
noun: 1. zuvorkommendes Auftreten ohne emotionaler Beteiligung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Politesse
- Politessen plural
- Politeur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Politesse?
- [ˌpoliˈtɛsə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Politesse in German?
Politesse appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).