Polizeihund
[poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌhʊnt]
The verdict
“Polizeihund” is uncommon German (frequency #92,073 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,073
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hund im Polizeieinsatz, der Aufgaben übernimmt, die ein Mensch nicht leisten kann, zum Beispiel Spuren, Sprengstoff oder Drogen aufzuspüren
Corpus desk
Index DE-polizeihund · Polizeihund · German
Polizeihund · rank #92,073 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,073
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Polizeieinsat…
Nearest frequency peer: Polizeieinsatzes (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Polizeihund”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- plattgemacht
plattgemacht
7,931 corpus weight
- Polizeieins…
Polizeieinsatzes
7,929 corpus weight
- Polizeihund
Polizeihund
7,928 corpus weight
- Polterabend
Polterabend
7,927 corpus weight
- Positivismus
Positivismus
7,926 corpus weight
- potentielles
potentielles
7,925 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Polizeihund” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polizeihund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌhʊnt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #92,073 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Polizeihund” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Polizeihund is uncommon German at frequency #92,073 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌhʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hund im Polizeieinsatz, der Aufgaben übernimmt, die ein Mensch nicht leisten kann, zum Beispiel Spuren, Sprengstoff oder Drogen aufzuspüren".
Polizeihund has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Polizeihund, spelled P-O-L-I-Z-E-I-H-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1Hund im Polizeieinsatz, der Aufgaben übernimmt, die ein Mensch nicht leisten kann, zum Beispiel Spuren, Sprengstoff oder Drogen aufzuspüren
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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 "Polizeihund", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency 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.