Politik
German, noun/poliˈtiːk/
Politik is spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-K (7 letters) and appears 174 times per million words in written German, the 492nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Politik is a German feminine noun meaning “politics (profession of conducting political affairs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit der Maßnahmen staatlicher Instanzen zur Regelung innerer und äußerer Angelegenheiten”.
What does Politik mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolitics (profession of conducting political affairs)
in die Politik gehen
- 2
femininepolicy (principle of action applied or followed by a government or organization)
eine bestimmte Politik verfolgen
- 3
feminineinformalpoliticians (the political actors of a nation or other organization, generalized into a singular collective agent)
Das wird niemals funktionieren, aber die Politik will das nicht verstehen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der Maßnahmen staatlicher Instanzen zur Regelung innerer und äußerer Angelegenheiten 2. Gesamtheit der Personen, welche die staatlichen Maßnahmen ausführen, und ihre einschlägige Tätigkeit 3. Gesamtheit der Leitideen beim Handeln bestimmter Personen oder Personengruppen
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 Politik
- Politiken plural
- Pol. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Politik?
- /poliˈtiːk/
- /poliˈtɪk/
- [pɔl-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Politik
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Politik in German?
Politik appears 174 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).