nichtstaatlich

[ˈnɪçtˌʃtaːtlɪç]

/[ˈnɪçtˌʃtaːtlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“nichtstaatlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht dem Staat gehörend, nicht vom Staat geleitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-nichtstaatlich · nichtstaatlich · German

nichtstaatlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 nichtstaatlich
PropertyValue
Headwordnichtstaatlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnɪçtˌʃtaːtlɪç]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nichtstaatlich“ im Deutschen

nichtstaatlichsitzt 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

nichtstaatlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnɪçtˌʃtaːtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht dem Staat gehörend, nicht vom Staat geleitet".

Zero misspellings are on record for nichtstaatlich in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is nichtstaatlich, spelled N-I-C-H-T-S-T-A-A-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht dem Staat gehörend, nicht vom Staat geleitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der Wirtschafts- und Sozialrat kann geeignete Abmachungen zwecks Konsultation mit nichtstaatlichen Organisationen treffen, die sich mit Angelegenheiten seiner Zuständigkeit befassen.“

Antonyms

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 "nichtstaatlich"?
"nichtstaatlich" is spelled N-I-C-H-T-S-T-A-A-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɪçtˌʃtaːtlɪç].
What does "nichtstaatlich" mean?
As an adjective, "nichtstaatlich" means: nicht dem Staat gehörend, nicht vom Staat geleitet
How do you pronounce "nichtstaatlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nichtstaatlich" is [ˈnɪçtˌʃtaːtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nichtstaatlich" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list