politburo

/ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/

//ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ// noun

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"politburo" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“politburo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,161. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,161
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.

Corpus desk

Index EN-politburo · politburo · English

politburo · rank #37,161 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,161
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH plunges

Nearest frequency peer: plunges (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “politburo”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “politburo” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for politburo
PropertyValue
Headwordpolitburo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,161
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “politburo”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).politburolands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “plunges” (#37,160), “polystyrene” (#37,162), “pontiff” (#37,163). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “politburo” is #37,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around politburo (IPA /ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,161 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for politburo, with forms such as "oplitburo", "ploitburo", and "poiltburo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Russian Политбюро́ (Politbjuró, “politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”), a contraction of полити́ческое бюро́ (politíčeskoje bjuró, “political bureau”). The correct English form is politburo, spelled P-O-L-I-T-B-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
  2. 2
    A senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization, generally consisting of members who are either appointed by the party in control of the organization, or who attain membership through their personal political affiliations; an inner circle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. They were the people who surrounded Biden who were the true believers: Ricchetti, Donilon, etc. The Politburo would argue that the decisions were always fine and sound and never problematic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Политбюро́ (Politbjuró, “politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”), a contraction of полити́ческое бюро́ (politíčeskoje bjuró, “political bureau”).

This word in other languages

bureau politique(Français)Politbüro(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplitburo
  • ploitburo
  • poiltburo
  • polibturo
  • politbburo
  • politbruo
  • politbuor
  • politburro
  • polittburo
  • politubro
  • pollitburo
  • poltiburo
  • ppolitburo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of politburo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oplitburo2ploitburo2poiltburo2polibturo2politbburo1politbruo2politbuor2politburro1
Edit distance from "politburo"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "politburo"?
"politburo" is spelled P-O-L-I-T-B-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/.
What does "politburo" mean?
As a noun, "politburo" means: The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
What are common misspellings of "politburo"?
Common misspellings include "oplitburo", "ploitburo", "poiltburo", "polibturo", "politbburo". The correct spelling is "politburo".
How do you pronounce "politburo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "politburo" is /ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "politburo"?
Borrowed from Russian Политбюро́ (Politbjuró, “politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”), a contraction of полити́ческое бюро́ (politíčeskoje bjuró, “political bureau”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "politburo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

schilling13 variantssignified13 variantslowercase13 variantslavishly13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list