Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

police officer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
po-lice of-fi-cer
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peace officer who is a member of a police force.

Inflected Forms

police officers (plural) PO (alternative)

Phrases

po-po state police officer

Frequently Paired Words

authority power uniform soldier policier pulis

Synonyms

5-O alphabet barney beatsman bizzie bluebottle bluecoat blue heeler blue meanie bobby body snatcher bogey

Antonyms

criminal prisoner

Questions

What does police officer mean?
A peace officer who is a member of a police force.

How to pronounce police officer

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “police officer”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “police officer”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “police officer” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.