Polizeikette
German, noun/poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌkɛtə/
Polizeikette is spelled P-O-L-I-Z-E-I-K-E-T-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 219,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polizeikette is a German feminine noun meaning “police cordon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Aufstellung mehrerer/vieler Polizisten in einer geschlossenen Linie zwecks Abwehr unerwünschter Aktionen”.
What does Polizeikette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolice cordon
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aufstellung mehrerer/vieler Polizisten in einer geschlossenen Linie zwecks Abwehr unerwünschter Aktionen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Polizeikette
- Polizeiketten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Polizeikette?
- /poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌkɛtə/
- [poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌkɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Polizeikette in German?
Polizeikette appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).