police officer

\pə.ˈlis ˌɑf.ə.sɚ\

/\pə.ˈlis ˌɑf.ə.sɚ\/ noun

The verdict

“police officer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Policier, policière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-police-officer · police officer · French

police officer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for police officer
PropertyValue
Headwordpolice officer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pə.ˈlis ˌɑf.ə.sɚ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « police officer » en français

police officersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

police officer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.ˈlis ˌɑf.ə.sɚ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Policier, policière.".

No misspelling variants are generated for police officer in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is police officer, spelled P-O-L-I-C-E- -O-F-F-I-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Policier, policière.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "police officer"?
"police officer" is spelled P-O-L-I-C-E- -O-F-F-I-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pə.ˈlis ˌɑf.ə.sɚ\.
What does "police officer" mean?
As a noun, "police officer" means: Policier, policière.
How do you pronounce "police officer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "police officer" is \pə.ˈlis ˌɑf.ə.sɚ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "police officer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list