Polska

[ˈpɔlska]

/[ˈpɔlska]/ name

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The verdict

“Polska” is uncommon German (frequency #55,615 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,615
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Staat in Mitteleuropa; Polen

Key facts for Polska
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolska
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈpɔlska]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,615
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Polska” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Polska lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Polska is uncommon German at frequency #55,615 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈpɔlska]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staat in Mitteleuropa; Polen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Polska in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Polska, spelled P-O-L-S-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat in Mitteleuropa; Polen

Synonyms

offizielleBezeichnungRzeczpospolita Polska

Antonyms

BiałoruśCzechyLitwaNiemcySłowacjaUkraina

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 "Polska"?
"Polska" is spelled P-O-L-S-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔlska].
What does "Polska" mean?
As a proper noun, "Polska" means: Staat in Mitteleuropa; Polen
How do you pronounce "Polska"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Polska" is [ˈpɔlska]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Polska" come from?
"Polska" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Polska”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-O-L-S-K-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpɔlska] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list