Polizei
[poliˈt͡saɪ̯]
The verdict
“Polizei” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #361. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #361
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für die öffentliche Sicherheit und Ordnung zuständige Behörde
Corpus desk
Index DE-polizei · Polizei · German
Polizei · rank #361 · 9 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-CORE #361
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Minuten
Nearest frequency peer: Minuten (-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 „Polizei“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- gewesen
gewesen
99,643 corpus weight
- Glaube
Glaube
99,642 corpus weight
- Minuten
Minuten
99,641 corpus weight
- Polizei
Polizei
99,640 corpus weight
- 9
9
99,639 corpus weight
- beide
beide
99,637 corpus weight
What this shows „Polizei“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polizei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poliˈt͡saɪ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #361 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Polizei“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Polizei (IPA [poliˈt͡saɪ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #361 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "für die öffentliche Sicherheit und Ordnung zuständige Behörde".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Polizei, with forms such as "oplizei", "ploizei", and "poilzei". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "police", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Polizei, spelled P-O-L-I-Z-E-I.
Definition
- 1für die öffentliche Sicherheit und Ordnung zuständige Behörde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Polizei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Polizei hütet das Gesetz.
„Das etwa 1,7 Kilogramm schwere Fluggerät sei nur wenige Meter neben einer Familie mit zwei Kindern am Boden eingeschlagen, berichtete die Polizei am Dienstag.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- oplizei
- ploizei
- poilzei
- poliezi
- polizie
- polizzei
- pollizei
- polziei
- ppolizei
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Polizei - 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.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Polizei", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).