Polizeiposten

[poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌpɔstn̩]

/[poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌpɔstn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Polizeiposten” is uncommon German (frequency #89,419 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,419
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dienststelle der Polizei, weniger zentral gelegen oder geringer ausgestattet als ein Polizeirevier

Corpus desk

Index DE-polizeiposten · Polizeiposten · German

Polizeiposten · rank #89,419 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,419
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Polizeihubsch…

Nearest frequency peer: Polizeihubschrauber (-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 „Polizeiposten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Polizeiposten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolizeiposten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌpɔstn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#89,419
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Polizeiposten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Polizeipostenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Polizeihubschrauber“ (#89,418), „pommersche“ (#89,420), „politico“ (#89,417). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Polizeiposten“ bei #89,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Polizeiposten is uncommon German at frequency #89,419 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌpɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dienststelle der Polizei, weniger zentral gelegen oder geringer ausgestattet als ein Polizeirevier".

Polizeiposten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Polizeiposten, spelled P-O-L-I-Z-E-I-P-O-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dienststelle der Polizei, weniger zentral gelegen oder geringer ausgestattet als ein Polizeirevier

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er sah sich unsere Gelbfieber-Impfzertifikate an, kritzelte etwas in ein ledergebundenes Buch und schickte uns zu unserem letzten Stopp, dem Polizeiposten.“

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 "Polizeiposten"?
"Polizeiposten" is spelled P-O-L-I-Z-E-I-P-O-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌpɔstn̩].
What does "Polizeiposten" mean?
As a noun, "Polizeiposten" means: Dienststelle der Polizei, weniger zentral gelegen oder geringer ausgestattet als ein Polizeirevier
How do you pronounce "Polizeiposten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Polizeiposten" is [poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌpɔstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Polizeiposten" come from?
"Polizeiposten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quantitativer#89,447Rechtssystems#89,472nordwestliche#89,363Ressortleiter#89,494

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list