Familienstand
[faˈmiːliənʃtant]
The verdict
“Familienstand” is uncommon German (frequency #56,113 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,113
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - rechtlicher Status einer Person in Bezug darauf, ob sie ledig, verheiratet, verwitwet oder geschieden ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Familienstand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [faˈmiːliənʃtant] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #56,113 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Familienstand” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Familienstand is uncommon German at frequency #56,113 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈmiːliənʃtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rechtlicher Status einer Person in Bezug darauf, ob sie ledig, verheiratet, verwitwet oder geschieden ist".
Familienstand has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Familienstand, spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-S-T-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1rechtlicher Status einer Person in Bezug darauf, ob sie ledig, verheiratet, verwitwet oder geschieden ist
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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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Familienstand”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-S-T-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [faˈmiːliənʃtant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.