Staatspolizei

[ˈʃtaːt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯]

/[ˈʃtaːt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Staatspolizei” is uncommon German (frequency #54,908 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,908
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polizei eines Staates beziehungsweise eines Bundesstaates

Corpus desk

Index DE-staatspolizei · Staatspolizei · German

Staatspolizei · rank #54,908 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,908
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stahlbau

Nearest frequency peer: Stahlbau (+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 „Staatspolizei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Staatspolizei
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaatspolizei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯]
Letters13
Frequency rank#54,908
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Staatspolizei“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stahlbau“ (#54,909), „Stahlbeton“ (#54,910), „sprüht“ (#54,905). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Staatspolizei“ bei #54,908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Staatspolizei is uncommon German at frequency #54,908 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Staatspolizei in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Staatspolizei, spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polizei eines Staates beziehungsweise eines Bundesstaates
  2. 2
    politische Polizei

This word in other languages

police nationale(Français)

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 "Staatspolizei"?
"Staatspolizei" is spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯].
What does "Staatspolizei" mean?
As a noun, "Staatspolizei" means: Polizei eines Staates beziehungsweise eines Bundesstaates
How do you pronounce "Staatspolizei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staatspolizei" is [ˈʃtaːt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staatspolizei" come from?
"Staatspolizei" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

spektakuläres#54,899Sternschnuppe#54,917Tierversuchen#54,942Transformator#54,950

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list