Generalstaatsanwaltschaft

[ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːt͡sʔanvaltʃaft]

/[ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːt͡sʔanvaltʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Generalstaatsanwaltschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #54,563 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,563
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - höchste Behörde in einem Bundesland, die für die Strafverfolgung und Strafvollstreckung zuständig ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-generalstaatsanwaltschaf · Generalstaatsanwaltschaft · German

Generalstaatsanwaltschaft · rank #54,563 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,563
  • LEN-MEGA 25 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH gemordet

Nearest frequency peer: gemordet (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Generalstaatsanwaltschaft”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Generalstaatsanwaltschaft” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Generalstaatsanwaltschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeneralstaatsanwaltschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːt͡sʔanvaltʃaft]
Letters25
Frequency rank#54,563
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Generalstaatsanwaltschaft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Generalstaatsanwaltschaft lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Generalstaatsanwaltschaft is uncommon German at frequency #54,563 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːt͡sʔanvaltʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "höchste Behörde in einem Bundesland, die für die Strafverfolgung und Strafvollstreckung zuständig ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Generalstaatsanwaltschaft in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Generalstaatsanwaltschaft, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-S-T-A-A-T-S-A-N-W-A-L-T-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    höchste Behörde in einem Bundesland, die für die Strafverfolgung und Strafvollstreckung zuständig ist

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Generalstaatsanwaltschaft"?
"Generalstaatsanwaltschaft" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-S-T-A-A-T-S-A-N-W-A-L-T-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːt͡sʔanvaltʃaft].
What does "Generalstaatsanwaltschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Generalstaatsanwaltschaft" means: höchste Behörde in einem Bundesland, die für die Strafverfolgung und Strafvollstreckung zuständig ist
How do you pronounce "Generalstaatsanwaltschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Generalstaatsanwaltschaft" is [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːt͡sʔanvaltʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Generalstaatsanwaltschaft" come from?
"Generalstaatsanwaltschaft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 25 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bundeswirtschaftsminister#57,738Vergangenheitsbewältigung#60,203Urheberrechtsverletzungen#62,024geisteswissenschaftlichen#65,262
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list