Ministerium für Staatssicherheit
[minɪsˈteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Ministerium für Staatssicherheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 32
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geheimdienst der DDR
Corpus desk
Index DE-ministerium-fur-staatssi · Ministerium für Staatssicherheit · German
Ministerium für Staatssicherheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 32 letters
- VOW-12 12 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ministerium für Staatssicherheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [minɪsˈteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 32 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ministerium für Staatssicherheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ministerium für Staatssicherheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [minɪsˈteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Ministerium für Staatssicherheit has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, spelled M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R-I-U-M- -F-Ü-R- -S-T-A-A-T-S-S-I-C-H-E-R-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Geheimdienst der DDR
- 2Inlandsnachrichtendienst/Geheimpolizei der Volksrepublik China
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ministerium für Staatssicherheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und bei seinem Gegenüber handelte es sich um seinen wichtigsten Kontaktmann im chinesischen Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, Liu Ban Ho.“
Synonyms
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.