Stadtpolizei

[ˈʃtatpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]

/[ˈʃtatpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stadtpolizei” is uncommon German (frequency #66,718 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,718
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polizei, die für eine Stadt zuständig ist, deren Tätigkeitsbereich das Gebiet einer Stadt umfasst

Corpus desk

Index DE-stadtpolizei · Stadtpolizei · German

Stadtpolizei · rank #66,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,718
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtleben

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtleben (-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 „Stadtpolizei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stadtpolizei
PropertyValue
HeadwordStadtpolizei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtatpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#66,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stadtpolizei“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Stadtpolizeifällt 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: „Stadtleben“ (#66,717), „Stahlträger“ (#66,719), „Staatskapelle“ (#66,716). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stadtpolizei“ bei #66,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stadtpolizei is uncommon German at frequency #66,718 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtatpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polizei, die für eine Stadt zuständig ist, deren Tätigkeitsbereich das Gebiet einer Stadt umfasst".

Stadtpolizei doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stadtpolizei, spelled S-T-A-D-T-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polizei, die für eine Stadt zuständig ist, deren Tätigkeitsbereich das Gebiet einer Stadt umfasst

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Kein Streifenpolizist in Kaki und olivem Tuch stolzierte herum und grinste belämmert über seinen öden Auftrag - der Strip, Hochglanzweiber, Weihnachtskörbe von Mickey Cohen, der echte Ärger wegen der Stadtgrenze mit dem Los Angeles Police Department, der Stadtpolizei.“

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 "Stadtpolizei"?
"Stadtpolizei" is spelled S-T-A-D-T-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtatpoliˌt͡saɪ̯].
What does "Stadtpolizei" mean?
As a noun, "Stadtpolizei" means: Polizei, die für eine Stadt zuständig ist, deren Tätigkeitsbereich das Gebiet einer Stadt umfasst
How do you pronounce "Stadtpolizei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stadtpolizei" is [ˈʃtatpoliˌt͡saɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stadtpolizei" come from?
"Stadtpolizei" 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 "Stadtpolizei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spielfiguren#66,711Streichungen#66,737Titelmelodie#66,773Schlagworten#66,660

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list