Staatsfeind

[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌfaɪ̯nt]

/[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌfaɪ̯nt]/ noun

The verdict

“Staatsfeind” is uncommon German (frequency #51,705 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,705
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die gegen die staatliche Ordnung handelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-staatsfeind · Staatsfeind · German

Staatsfeind · rank #51,705 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,705
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH squash

Nearest frequency peer: squash (-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 „Staatsfeind“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Staatsfeind
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaatsfeind
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌfaɪ̯nt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,705
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Staatsfeind“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Staatsfeindfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „squash“ (#51,704), „Staatsführung“ (#51,706), „Staatsgrenze“ (#51,707). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Staatsfeind“ bei #51,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Staatsfeind is uncommon German at frequency #51,705 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌfaɪ̯nt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die gegen die staatliche Ordnung handelt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Staatsfeind in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Staatsfeind, spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-F-E-I-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die gegen die staatliche Ordnung handelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Dichter wurde als Staatsfeind betrachtet.
  2. „Sie verstand nicht, was er mit den Worten Konterrevolution und Diversanten meinte, und begriff nur, dass in Polen und in Ungarn Staatsfeinde und Banditen ein gefährliches Unwesen auf den Straßen trieben und von der Polizei und der Armee daran gehindert werden mussten, das Aufbauwerk der Patrioten und Pioniere zu zerstören.“

Synonyms

Staatsgegner

Antonyms

Etatist

This word in other languages

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 "Staatsfeind"?
"Staatsfeind" is spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-F-E-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌfaɪ̯nt].
What does "Staatsfeind" mean?
As a noun, "Staatsfeind" means: Person, die gegen die staatliche Ordnung handelt
How do you pronounce "Staatsfeind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staatsfeind" is [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌfaɪ̯nt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staatsfeind" come from?
"Staatsfeind" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list