Ministerium für Staatssicherheit

[minɪsˈteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]

/[minɪsˈteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]/ phrase

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.

Key facts for Ministerium für Staatssicherheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordMinisterium für Staatssicherheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[minɪsˈteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]
Letters32
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ministerium für Staatssicherheit“ im Deutschen

Ministerium für Staatssicherheitsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

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

  1. 1
    Geheimdienst der DDR
  2. 2
    Inlandsnachrichtendienst/Geheimpolizei der Volksrepublik China

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ministerium für Staatssicherheit"?
"Ministerium für Staatssicherheit" is 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. The IPA pronunciation is [minɪsˈteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t].
What does "Ministerium für Staatssicherheit" mean?
As a phrase, "Ministerium für Staatssicherheit" means: Geheimdienst der DDR
How do you pronounce "Ministerium für Staatssicherheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ministerium für Staatssicherheit" is [minɪsˈteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ministerium für Staatssicherheit" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list