Staatsdiener

[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌdiːnɐ]

/[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌdiːnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Staatsdiener” is uncommon German (frequency #50,902 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,902
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - öffentlich Bediensteter mit hoheitlichen Aufgaben

Corpus desk

Index DE-staatsdiener · Staatsdiener · German

Staatsdiener · rank #50,902 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,902
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spätschicht

Nearest frequency peer: Spätschicht (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Staatsdiener“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Staatsdiener“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Staatsdiener
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaatsdiener
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌdiːnɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,902
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Staatsdiener“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Staatsdienerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spätschicht“ (#50,901), „starting“ (#50,903), „Sprockhövel“ (#50,900). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Staatsdiener“ bei #50,902. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Staatsdiener is uncommon German at frequency #50,902 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌdiːnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "öffentlich Bediensteter mit hoheitlichen Aufgaben".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Staatsdiener in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Staatsdiener, spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-D-I-E-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    öffentlich Bediensteter mit hoheitlichen Aufgaben

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Haftung des Beamten geht zurück auf das Recht der Staatsdiener gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts.“

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 "Staatsdiener"?
"Staatsdiener" is spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-D-I-E-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌdiːnɐ].
What does "Staatsdiener" mean?
As a noun, "Staatsdiener" means: öffentlich Bediensteter mit hoheitlichen Aufgaben
How do you pronounce "Staatsdiener"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staatsdiener" is [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌdiːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staatsdiener" come from?
"Staatsdiener" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Statussymbol#50,904Stinkefinger#50,908Spielbericht#50,895Sonnenstrahl#50,888

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list