Staat
German, noun/ʃtaːt/
Staat is spelled S-T-A-A-T (5 letters) and appears 98 times per million words in written German, the 886th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Staat is a German masculine noun meaning “country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nach Einfluss oder Aufgabe gestaffeltes System aus Individuen”.
What does Staat mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecountry, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)
- 2
masculinestate/government, authorities (the entire political and administrative system of such an entity)
- 3
archaicmasculineentourage of a sovereign or prince
- 4
datedmasculinestateliness; that which gives the effect of it; fine appearance in clothing and ménage
Sonntagsstaat
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nach Einfluss oder Aufgabe gestaffeltes System aus Individuen 2. Gebiet, auf dem ein Staat liegt 3. eine teilsouveräne Entität, ein konstitutives Element einer Föderation, das staatsrechtliche Gegenüber des Bundes 4. die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Staat
- Staates genitive
- Staats genitive
- Staaten plural
- Staate dative singular
- Stäte nominative plural
- Stäten dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Staat?
- /ʃtaːt/
- [ʃtaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Staat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Staat in German?
Staat appears 98 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).