Staatsrecht

[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʁɛçt]

/[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʁɛçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Staatsrecht” is uncommon German (frequency #56,552 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,552
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Rechtsnormen eines Staates

Key facts for Staatsrecht
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaatsrecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʁɛçt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Staatsrecht” 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). Staatsrecht lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Staatsrecht is uncommon German at frequency #56,552 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʁɛçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Staatsrecht, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Staatsrecht, spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-R-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Rechtsnormen eines Staates
  2. 2
    bestimmte Berechtigung eines Staates
  3. 3
    Recht eines Staates auf Anerkennung

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 "Staatsrecht"?
"Staatsrecht" is spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-R-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʁɛçt].
What does "Staatsrecht" mean?
As a noun, "Staatsrecht" means: Gesamtheit der Rechtsnormen eines Staates
How do you pronounce "Staatsrecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staatsrecht" is [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʁɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staatsrecht" come from?
"Staatsrecht" 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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Using “Staatsrecht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-A-T-S-R-E-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌʁɛçt] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list