Staat

[ʃtaːt]

/[ʃtaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Staat” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#895
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach Einfluss oder Aufgabe gestaffeltes System aus Individuen

Corpus desk

Index DE-staat · Staat · German

Staat · rank #895 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #895
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH solchen

Nearest frequency peer: solchen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Staat”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Staat” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Staat vs Star
60% similar
Staat vs Stau
60% similar
Staat vs Stab
60% similar

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

Key facts for Staat
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtaːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#895
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Staat” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Staatliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „solchen“ (#894), „teilweise“ (#896), „Russland“ (#893). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Staat (IPA [ʃtaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #895 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Staat, with forms such as "satat", "sstaat", and "staatt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Star", "Stau", "Stab", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Staat, spelled S-T-A-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach Einfluss oder Aufgabe gestaffeltes System aus Individuen
  2. 2
    Gebiet, auf dem ein Staat liegt
  3. 3
    eine teilsouveräne Entität, ein konstitutives Element einer Föderation, das staatsrechtliche Gegenüber des Bundes
  4. 4
    die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika
  5. 5
    Insektenstaat
  6. 6
    festliche Bekleidung
  7. 7
    Gesamtheit der Personen, die das Gefolge einer höherstehenden Persönlichkeit bilden
  8. 8
    Aufwand, Pracht, guter Eindruck

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Not rufen Banken wieder nach dem Staat.
  2. Liechtenstein ist ein sehr kleiner Staat.

Synonyms

KantonLandBundeslandInsektenstaatTierstaatHofstaat

This word in other languages

state(English)estado(Español)état(Français)estado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satat
  • sstaat
  • staatt
  • stata
  • sttaat
  • tsaat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

satat2sstaat1staatt1stata2sttaat1tsaat2
Edit distance from "Staat"

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 "Staat"?
"Staat" is spelled S-T-A-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtaːt].
What does "Staat" mean?
As a noun, "Staat" means: nach Einfluss oder Aufgabe gestaffeltes System aus Individuen
What words are commonly confused with "Staat"?
"Staat" is commonly confused with "Star", "Stau", "Stab". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Staat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staat" is [ʃtaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staat" come from?
"Staat" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Staat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Regel#892weder#898offen#888Monat#887

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

acht6 variantsText6 variantsBeginn6 variantsGrad6 variants

What to do next

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  • "Staat" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Star". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #895 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list