Politologe

[politoˈloːɡə]

/[politoˈloːɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Politologe” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,758. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,758
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der sich mit dem wissenschaftlichen Studium der Politik (Politologie) befasst

Corpus desk

Index DE-politologe · Politologe · German

Politologe · rank #40,758 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,758
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Poliklinik

Nearest frequency peer: Poliklinik (-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 „Politologe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Politologe
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolitologe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[politoˈloːɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,758
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Politologe“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Politologeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Poliklinik“ (#40,757), „Polizeigewerkschaft“ (#40,759), „Plüsch“ (#40,756). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Politologe“ bei #40,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Politologe (IPA [politoˈloːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,758 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemand, der sich mit dem wissenschaftlichen Studium der Politik (Politologie) befasst".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Politologe, with forms such as "oplitologe", "ploitologe", and "poiltologe". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Politologe, spelled P-O-L-I-T-O-L-O-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der sich mit dem wissenschaftlichen Studium der Politik (Politologie) befasst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Ergebnis der Nationalratswahlen hat den Politologen Emmerich Tálos nur zum Teil überrascht, sagt er im Interview mit derStandard.at.“
  2. „Der amerikanische Politologe, einer der meistzitierten seines Fachs, hat ein Gelehrtenleben lang Zeugnis abgelegt für all jene, die sich den Zwängen des Staates entziehen.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplitologe
  • ploitologe
  • poiltologe
  • poliotloge
  • politlooge
  • politolgoe
  • politolloge
  • politoloeg
  • politologge
  • politoolge
  • polittologe
  • pollitologe
  • poltiologe
  • ppolitologe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Politologe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oplitologe2ploitologe2poiltologe2poliotloge2politlooge2politolgoe2politolloge1politoloeg2
Edit distance from "Politologe"

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 "Politologe"?
"Politologe" is spelled P-O-L-I-T-O-L-O-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [politoˈloːɡə].
What does "Politologe" mean?
As a noun, "Politologe" means: jemand, der sich mit dem wissenschaftlichen Studium der Politik (Politologie) befasst
What are common misspellings of "Politologe"?
Common misspellings include "oplitologe", "ploitologe", "poiltologe", "poliotloge", "politlooge". The correct spelling is "Politologe".
How do you pronounce "Politologe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Politologe" is [politoˈloːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Politologe" come from?
"Politologe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Politologe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list