Polizeiwagen
[poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌvaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Polizeiwagen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,390
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fahrzeug, das die Polizei im Dienst verwendet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polizeiwagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌvaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #48,390 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Polizeiwagen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Polizeiwagen (IPA [poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌvaːɡn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,390 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fahrzeug, das die Polizei im Dienst verwendet".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Polizeiwagen, with forms such as "oplizeiwagen", "ploizeiwagen", and "poilzeiwagen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Polizeiwagen, spelled P-O-L-I-Z-E-I-W-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Fahrzeug, das die Polizei im Dienst verwendet
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: oplizeiwagen,ploizeiwagen,poilzeiwagen,polieziwagen,polizeiawgen,polizeiwaegn,polizeiwagenn,polizeiwaggen,polizeiwagne,polizeiwgaen,polizeiwwagen,polizewiagen,poliziewagen,polizzeiwagen,pollizeiwagen,polzieiwagen,ppolizeiwagen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Polizeiwagen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Polizeiwagen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-L-I-Z-E-I-W-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poliˈt͡saɪ̯ˌvaːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.