Islamischer Staat

[ɪsˌlaːmɪʃɐ ˈʃtaːt]

/[ɪsˌlaːmɪʃɐ ˈʃtaːt]/ phrase

The verdict

“Islamischer Staat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terroristische und islamistische Organisation, die in mehreren Ländern aktiv ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-islamischer-staat · Islamischer Staat · German

Islamischer Staat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Islamischer Staat
PropertyValue
HeadwordIslamischer Staat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ɪsˌlaːmɪʃɐ ˈʃtaːt]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Islamischer Staat“ im Deutschen

Islamischer Staatliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Islamischer Staat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɪsˌlaːmɪʃɐ ˈʃtaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "terroristische und islamistische Organisation, die in mehreren Ländern aktiv ist".

Islamischer Staat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Islamischer Staat, spelled I-S-L-A-M-I-S-C-H-E-R- -S-T-A-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    terroristische und islamistische Organisation, die in mehreren Ländern aktiv ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Islamische Staat hat sich zu mehreren Anschlägen bekannt.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Islamischer Staat"?
"Islamischer Staat" is spelled I-S-L-A-M-I-S-C-H-E-R- -S-T-A-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪsˌlaːmɪʃɐ ˈʃtaːt].
What does "Islamischer Staat" mean?
As a phrase, "Islamischer Staat" means: terroristische und islamistische Organisation, die in mehreren Ländern aktiv ist
How do you pronounce "Islamischer Staat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Islamischer Staat" is [ɪsˌlaːmɪʃɐ ˈʃtaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Islamischer Staat" come from?
"Islamischer Staat" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list