Nationalstaat

[nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʃtaːt]

/[nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʃtaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nationalstaat” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,827
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staat, dessen Einwohner einer Nation angehören

Corpus desk

Index DE-nationalstaat · Nationalstaat · German

Nationalstaat · rank #34,827 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,827
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Namensgebung

Nearest frequency peer: Namensgebung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Nationalstaat“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Nationalstaat“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Nationalstaat vs Nationalstaaten
87% similar
Nationalstaat vs Nationalität
77% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Nationalstaat
PropertyValue
HeadwordNationalstaat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʃtaːt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#34,827
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nationalstaat“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Nationalstaatliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Namensgebung“ (#34,826), „Nebengebäude“ (#34,828), „Nahrungsaufnahme“ (#34,825). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nationalstaat“ bei #34,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Nationalstaat (IPA [nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʃtaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,827 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Staat, dessen Einwohner einer Nation angehören".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nationalstaat, with forms such as "antionalstaat", "naitonalstaat", and "natinoalstaat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Nationalstaaten", "Nationalität", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nationalstaat, spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-S-T-A-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat, dessen Einwohner einer Nation angehören

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit ihrem Appell an die nationalen Interessen stilisiert sich die Polizei einmal mehr als Erbin jener Helden, denen der griechische Nationalstaat einst seine Freiheit verdankte: den Kriegern der Revolution gegen die Türken, den Kleften.“
  2. „Das Konzept des Nationalstaates entwickelte sich erst im 17. Jahrhundert, nach dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg.“

Antonyms

MehrvölkerstaatNationalitätenstaatVielvölkerstaat

This word in other languages

nation state(English)État-nation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • antionalstaat
  • naitonalstaat
  • natinoalstaat
  • natioanlstaat
  • nationallstaat
  • nationalsatat
  • nationalsstaat
  • nationalstaatt
  • nationalstat
  • nationalstata
  • nationalsttaat
  • nationaltsaat
  • nationasltaat
  • nationlastaat
  • nationnalstaat
  • natoinalstaat
  • nattionalstaat
  • nnationalstaat
  • ntaionalstaat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nationalstaat - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

antionalstaat2naitonalstaat2natinoalstaat2natioanlstaat2nationallstaat1nationalsatat2nationalsstaat1nationalstaatt1
Edit distance from "Nationalstaat"

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 "Nationalstaat"?
"Nationalstaat" is spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-S-T-A-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʃtaːt].
What does "Nationalstaat" mean?
As a noun, "Nationalstaat" means: Staat, dessen Einwohner einer Nation angehören
What words are commonly confused with "Nationalstaat"?
"Nationalstaat" is commonly confused with "Nationalstaaten", "Nationalität". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nationalstaat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nationalstaat" is [nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʃtaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nationalstaat" come from?
"Nationalstaat" 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 "Nationalstaat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

neurologische#34,830nachempfunden#34,821Mobiltelefone#34,816prädestiniert#34,868

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Namensgebung19 variantsmitwirkenden19 variantsMeisterstück19 variantsLebensjahren19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list