Staatsanwältin

[ˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvɛltɪn]

/[ˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvɛltɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Staatsanwältin” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,802 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#31,802
frequency rank, German
14
letters
22
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Beamtin einer Staatsanwaltschaft und als solche ein Organ der Rechtspflege

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Staatsanwältin vs Staatsanwalt
79% similar
Staatsanwältin vs Staatsanwälte
86% similar

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

Key facts for Staatsanwältin
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaatsanwältin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvɛltɪn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#31,802
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Staatsanwältin” 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). Staatsanwältin lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Staatsanwältin is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvɛltɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,802 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Beamtin einer Staatsanwaltschaft und als solche ein Organ der Rechtspflege".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Staatsanwältin, with forms such as "satatsanwältin", "sstaatsanwältin", and "staastanwältin". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Staatsanwalt", "Staatsanwälte", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Staatsanwältin, spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-A-N-W-Ä-L-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beamtin einer Staatsanwaltschaft und als solche ein Organ der Rechtspflege

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: satatsanwältin,sstaatsanwältin,staastanwältin,staatasnwältin,staatsannwältin,staatsanwlätin,staatsanwwältin,staatsanwälitn,staatsanwälltin,staatsanwältinn,staatsanwältni,staatsanwälttin,staatsanwätlin,staatsanäwltin,staatsawnältin,staatsnawältin,staatssanwältin,staattsanwältin,statasanwältin,statsanwältin,sttaatsanwältin,tsaatsanwältin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Staatsanwältin - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

satatsanwältin2sstaatsanwältin1staastanwältin2staatasnwältin2staatsannwältin1staatsanwlätin2staatsanwwältin1staatsanwälitn2
Edit distance from "Staatsanwältin"

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 "Staatsanwältin"?
"Staatsanwältin" is spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-A-N-W-Ä-L-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvɛltɪn].
What does "Staatsanwältin" mean?
As a noun, "Staatsanwältin" means: Beamtin einer Staatsanwaltschaft und als solche ein Organ der Rechtspflege
What words are commonly confused with "Staatsanwältin"?
"Staatsanwältin" is commonly confused with "Staatsanwalt", "Staatsanwälte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Staatsanwältin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staatsanwältin" is [ˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvɛltɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staatsanwältin" come from?
"Staatsanwältin" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Staatsanwältin”

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-N-W-Ä-L-T-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvɛltɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Staatsanwalt” - see the side-by-side comparison. Staatsanwältin vs Staatsanwalt
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list