Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gestapo

/ɡɛˈstɑpoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: gestapo
IPA: /ɡɛˈstɑpoʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The secret police of Nazi Germany.

name

Any militant oppressive force or group.

Derogatory; Informal

Example Sentences

"Fortunately this was Spain and not Germany. The Spanish secret police had some of the spirit of the Gestapo, but not much of its competence."
"Men were frog-marched by the feminist Gestapo into accepting an alien 'politically correct' agenda."
"One of those injured by the immigration Gestapo spoke to WSWS reporter Kimie Saito, his head wrapped in white bandages stained with blood."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡɛˈstɑpoʊ/
British English: /ɡɛˈstɑːpəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Gestapo (canonical)

Derived Forms

Breastapo Gaystapo Gestapolike

Rhymes With

capo swapo

Questions

How do you pronounce gestapo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɛˈstɑpoʊ/.
What does gestapo mean?: The secret police of Nazi Germany.
Where does gestapo come from?: Unadapted borrowing from German Gestapo, a contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei (“secret state police”).

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