Staatsdiener
[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌdiːnɐ]
The verdict
“Staatsdiener” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,902 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #50,902
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - öffentlich Bediensteter mit hoheitlichen Aufgaben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Staatsdiener |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌdiːnɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #50,902 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Staatsdiener” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Staatsdiener is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌdiːnɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,902 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1öffentlich Bediensteter mit hoheitlichen Aufgaben
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.
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Using “Staatsdiener”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-A-T-S-D-I-E-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌdiːnɐ] (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
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.