Verkehrspolizei
[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯spoliˌt͡saɪ̯]
The verdict
“Verkehrspolizei” is uncommon German (frequency #88,454 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,454
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teil der Polizei, dessen Aufgabenbereich die Überwachung und Sicherung des Straßenverkehrs umfasst
Corpus desk
Index DE-verkehrspolizei · Verkehrspolizei · German
Verkehrspolizei · rank #88,454 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,454
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,639
- PHOTO-FINISH Verkehrsverein
Nearest frequency peer: Verkehrsverein (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Verkehrspolizei”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- verhaltene
verhaltene
11,551 corpus weight
- verhehlen
verhehlen
11,550 corpus weight
- Verkehrspol…
Verkehrspolizei
11,547 corpus weight
- Verkehrsver…
Verkehrsverein
11,545 corpus weight
- verlautet
verlautet
11,544 corpus weight
- verlockendes
verlockendes
11,543 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Verkehrspolizei” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verkehrspolizei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯spoliˌt͡saɪ̯] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #88,454 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Verkehrspolizei” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Verkehrspolizei is uncommon German at frequency #88,454 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯spoliˌt͡saɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil der Polizei, dessen Aufgabenbereich die Überwachung und Sicherung des Straßenverkehrs umfasst".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Verkehrspolizei, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Verkehrspolizei, spelled V-E-R-K-E-H-R-S-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I.
Definition
- 1Teil der Polizei, dessen Aufgabenbereich die Überwachung und Sicherung des Straßenverkehrs umfasst
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Verkehrspolizei", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency 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.