Staatsamt
German, noun/ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʔamt/
Staatsamt is spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-A-M-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Staatsamt is a German neuter noun meaning “bureau, office, public office (public administration body with a defined scope of activity; also: a set of persons and resources ensuring…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ausübung einer Funktion im Dienste des Staates”.
What does Staatsamt mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbureau, office, public office (public administration body with a defined scope of activity; also: a set of persons and resources ensuring the performance of the functions of that body)
- 2
neuterbureau, office, public office (building or room in which the institutions of public authority are located)
- 3
neuterbureau, office, public office (senior position held by someone in an institution)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ausübung einer Funktion im Dienste des Staates
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 Staatsamt
- Staatsamtes genitive
- Staatsamts genitive
- Staatsämter plural
- Staatsamte dative singular
- Staatsämtern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Staatsamt?
- /ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʔamt/
- [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʔamt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Staatsamt in German?
Staatsamt appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).