Staatsexamen
[ˈʃtaːt͡sʔɛˌksaːmən]
The verdict
“Staatsexamen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,327. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,327
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abschlussprüfung bei bestimmten bundesdeutschen Studiengängen und anderen Ausbildungen, die von staatlichen Prüfern abgenommen wird und nicht von Personen, die der Ausbildungseinrichtung angehören
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Staatsexamen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaːt͡sʔɛˌksaːmən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #25,327 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Staatsexamen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Staatsexamen (IPA [ˈʃtaːt͡sʔɛˌksaːmən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,327 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abschlussprüfung bei bestimmten bundesdeutschen Studiengängen und anderen Ausbildungen, die von staatlichen Prüfern abgenommen wird und nicht von Personen, die der Ausbildungseinrichtung angehören".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Staatsexamen, with forms such as "satatsexamen", "sstaatsexamen", and "staastexamen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Staatsexamen, spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-E-X-A-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Abschlussprüfung bei bestimmten bundesdeutschen Studiengängen und anderen Ausbildungen, die von staatlichen Prüfern abgenommen wird und nicht von Personen, die der Ausbildungseinrichtung angehören
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: satatsexamen,sstaatsexamen,staastexamen,staatesxamen,staatseaxmen,staatsexaemn,staatsexamenn,staatsexammen,staatsexamne,staatsexmaen,staatsexxamen,staatssexamen,staatsxeamen,staattsexamen,statasexamen,statsexamen,sttaatsexamen,tsaatsexamen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Staatsexamen - 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.
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 “Staatsexamen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-A-T-S-E-X-A-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtaːt͡sʔɛˌksaːmən] (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
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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.