Polizeihubschrauber

[poliˈt͡saɪ̯huːpˌʃʁaʊ̯bɐ]

/[poliˈt͡saɪ̯huːpˌʃʁaʊ̯bɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Polizeihubschrauber” is uncommon German (frequency #89,418 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,418
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hubschrauber, der im Dienst der Polizei steht

Corpus desk

Index DE-polizeihubschrauber · Polizeihubschrauber · German

Polizeihubschrauber · rank #89,418 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,418
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH politico

Nearest frequency peer: politico (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Polizeihubschrauber“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Polizeihubschrauber“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Polizeihubschrauber
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolizeihubschrauber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poliˈt͡saɪ̯huːpˌʃʁaʊ̯bɐ]
Letters19
Frequency rank#89,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Polizeihubschrauber“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Polizeihubschrauberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „politico“ (#89,417), „Polizeiposten“ (#89,419), „Plüschtier“ (#89,416). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Polizeihubschrauber“ bei #89,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Polizeihubschrauber is uncommon German at frequency #89,418 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poliˈt͡saɪ̯huːpˌʃʁaʊ̯bɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hubschrauber, der im Dienst der Polizei steht".

Polizeihubschrauber has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Polizeihubschrauber, spelled P-O-L-I-Z-E-I-H-U-B-S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hubschrauber, der im Dienst der Polizei steht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein Polizeihubschrauber flog auf deutscher Seite Teile des Stadtgebietes Breisach ab.“
  2. „Die Pistole ist nur für den Fall, dass die Polizeihubschrauber zu früh kommen.“

Synonyms

Polizeihelikopter

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 "Polizeihubschrauber"?
"Polizeihubschrauber" is spelled P-O-L-I-Z-E-I-H-U-B-S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [poliˈt͡saɪ̯huːpˌʃʁaʊ̯bɐ].
What does "Polizeihubschrauber" mean?
As a noun, "Polizeihubschrauber" means: Hubschrauber, der im Dienst der Polizei steht
How do you pronounce "Polizeihubschrauber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Polizeihubschrauber" is [poliˈt͡saɪ̯huːpˌʃʁaʊ̯bɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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"Polizeihubschrauber" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 19 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list