Politiken

[poliˈtɪkn̩]

/[poliˈtɪkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Politiken” is uncommon German (frequency #64,611 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,611
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Politik

Key facts for Politiken
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolitiken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poliˈtɪkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,611
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Politiken” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Politiken lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Politiken is uncommon German at frequency #64,611 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poliˈtɪkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Politiken in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Politiken, spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-K-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "Politiken"?
"Politiken" is spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [poliˈtɪkn̩].
What does "Politiken" mean?
As a noun, "Politiken" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Politik
How do you pronounce "Politiken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Politiken" is [poliˈtɪkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Politiken" come from?
"Politiken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Politiken”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-O-L-I-T-I-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [poliˈtɪkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list