Staatsakt

[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʔakt]

/[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʔakt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Staatsakt” is uncommon German (frequency #79,762 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,762
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von der Regierung eines Landes angeordnete, besondere Zeremonie der Ehrung

Key facts for Staatsakt
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaatsakt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʔakt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,762
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Staatsakt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Staatsakt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Staatsakt is uncommon German at frequency #79,762 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʔakt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Staatsakt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Staatsakt, spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-A-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    von der Regierung eines Landes angeordnete, besondere Zeremonie der Ehrung
  2. 2
    Rechtshandlung, die ein Staat als juristische Person durchführt

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 "Staatsakt"?
"Staatsakt" is spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-A-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʔakt].
What does "Staatsakt" mean?
As a noun, "Staatsakt" means: von der Regierung eines Landes angeordnete, besondere Zeremonie der Ehrung
How do you pronounce "Staatsakt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staatsakt" is [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʔakt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staatsakt" come from?
"Staatsakt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Staatsakt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-A-T-S-A-K-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʔakt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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