populace

[ˈpɔpʊˌlat͡sɛ]

/[ˈpɔpʊˌlat͡sɛ]/ noun

The verdict

“populace” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einzelwesen derselben Art, die zusammen in einem bestimmten Gebiet leben; Population, Bevölkerung, Einwohnerzahl

Corpus desk

Index DE-populace · populace · German

populace · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for populace
PropertyValue
Headwordpopulace
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔpʊˌlat͡sɛ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „populace“ im Deutschen

populaceliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

populace is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔpʊˌlat͡sɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einzelwesen derselben Art, die zusammen in einem bestimmten Gebiet leben; Population, Bevölkerung, Einwohnerzahl".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for populace, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is populace, spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einzelwesen derselben Art, die zusammen in einem bestimmten Gebiet leben; Population, Bevölkerung, Einwohnerzahl

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Na základě nepříznivého demografického vývoje populace stoupá potřeba finančního zajištění obyvatelstva na stáří.

Synonyms

obyvatelstvozalidnění

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "populace"?
"populace" is spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔpʊˌlat͡sɛ].
What does "populace" mean?
As a noun, "populace" means: Einzelwesen derselben Art, die zusammen in einem bestimmten Gebiet leben; Population, Bevölkerung, Einwohnerzahl
How do you pronounce "populace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "populace" is [ˈpɔpʊˌlat͡sɛ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "populace" come from?
"populace" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list