Wasserschutzpolizei
[ˈvasɐʃʊt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯]
The verdict
“Wasserschutzpolizei” is uncommon German (frequency #88,502 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,502
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abteilung der Polizei; zuständig für See- und Binnengewässer, die als Wasserstraße gelten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wasserschutzpolizei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvasɐʃʊt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Frequency rank | #88,502 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wasserschutzpolizei” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Wasserschutzpolizei is uncommon German at frequency #88,502 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvasɐʃʊt͡spoliˌt͡saɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abteilung der Polizei; zuständig für See- und Binnengewässer, die als Wasserstraße gelten".
Wasserschutzpolizei has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wasserschutzpolizei, spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-S-C-H-U-T-Z-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I.
Definition
- 1Abteilung der Polizei; zuständig für See- und Binnengewässer, die als Wasserstraße gelten
Synonyms
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.
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- The one correct German spelling is W-A-S-S-E-R-S-C-H-U-T-Z-P-O-L-I-Z-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.