Staatssekretäre

[ˈʃtaːt͡szekʁeˌtɛːʁə]

/[ˈʃtaːt͡szekʁeˌtɛːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Staatssekretäre” is uncommon German (frequency #54,104 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,104
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Staatssekretär

Key facts for Staatssekretäre
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaatssekretäre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːt͡szekʁeˌtɛːʁə]
Letters15
Frequency rank#54,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Staatssekretäre” 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). Staatssekretäre 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

Staatssekretäre is uncommon German at frequency #54,104 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːt͡szekʁeˌtɛːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Staatssekretäre, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Staatssekretäre, spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-S-E-K-R-E-T-Ä-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Staatssekretär
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Staatssekretär
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Staatssekretär

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 "Staatssekretäre"?
"Staatssekretäre" is spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-S-E-K-R-E-T-Ä-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːt͡szekʁeˌtɛːʁə].
What does "Staatssekretäre" mean?
As a noun, "Staatssekretäre" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Staatssekretär
How do you pronounce "Staatssekretäre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staatssekretäre" is [ˈʃtaːt͡szekʁeˌtɛːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staatssekretäre" come from?
"Staatssekretäre" 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 “Staatssekretäre”

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

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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list