Gottesstaat

[ˈɡɔtəsˌʃtaːt]

/[ˈɡɔtəsˌʃtaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gottesstaat” is uncommon German (frequency #66,278 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,278
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staat mit theokratischer Staatsform

Corpus desk

Index DE-gottesstaat · Gottesstaat · German

Gottesstaat · rank #66,278 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,278
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goofy

Nearest frequency peer: Goofy (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gottesstaat“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gottesstaat“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gottesstaat
PropertyValue
HeadwordGottesstaat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɔtəsˌʃtaːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,278
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gottesstaat“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gottesstaatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Goofy“ (#66,277), „Graphiken“ (#66,279), „Goldrausch“ (#66,276). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gottesstaat“ bei #66,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gottesstaat is uncommon German at frequency #66,278 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɔtəsˌʃtaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Gottesstaat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gottesstaat, spelled G-O-T-T-E-S-S-T-A-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat mit theokratischer Staatsform
  2. 2
    der Staat Gottes mit der Gesamtheit der Menschheit im Himmel und auf Erden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gottesstaat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die LRA kämpft seit 1987 für einen Gottesstaat, der auf den zehn Geboten basieren soll.“
  2. „Auch Gottesstaaten auf Erden sind Diktaturen, die den Witz mit Feuer und Schwert bekämpfen, der deshalb geradezu zwangsläufig in rigorosen religiösen Systemen entsteht.“

This word in other languages

royaume de Dieu(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gottesstaat"?
"Gottesstaat" is spelled G-O-T-T-E-S-S-T-A-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɔtəsˌʃtaːt].
What does "Gottesstaat" mean?
As a noun, "Gottesstaat" means: Staat mit theokratischer Staatsform
How do you pronounce "Gottesstaat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gottesstaat" is [ˈɡɔtəsˌʃtaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gottesstaat" come from?
"Gottesstaat" 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 "Gottesstaat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

glanzvollen#66,272gestohlenes#66,269Heimsuchung#66,305Geldbeträge#66,247

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list