# Gestapo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɡɛˈstɑːpəʊ/ · frequency rank #25,071

## Definitions
1. The secret police of Nazi Germany.
2. Any militant oppressive force or group.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Gestapo, a contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei (“secret state police”).

## Easily confused with
- **gestalt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gestalt-vs-gestapo)

## Common misspellings (10)
`egstapo`, `gesatpo`, `gesstapo`, `gestaop`, `gestappo`, `gestpao`, `gesttapo`, `getsapo`, `ggestapo`, `gsetapo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gestapo