Volkspolizei
German, noun/ˈfɔlkspoliˌt͡saɪ̯/
Volkspolizei is spelled V-O-L-K-S-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 65,066th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volkspolizei is a German feminine noun meaning “Volkspolizei (the national police force of the German Democratic Republic)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Polizei der DDR”.
What does Volkspolizei mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineVolkspolizei (the national police force of the German Democratic Republic)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Polizei der DDR
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Volkspolizei
- DVP abbreviation
- Vopo abbreviation
- VP abbreviation
- Volkspolizeien nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Volkspolizei?
- /ˈfɔlkspoliˌt͡saɪ̯/
- [ˈfɔlkspoliˌt͡saɪ̯]
- [ˈfɔlkspɔlɪˌt͡saɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Volkspolizei in German?
Volkspolizei appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).