Staatssicherheit
German, noun/ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t/
Staatssicherheit is spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-S-I-C-H-E-R-H-E-I-T (16 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,669th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Staatssicherheit is a German feminine noun meaning “national security” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “geschützter Zustand eines Staates”.
What does Staatssicherheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenational security
- 2
feminineState Security, secret police and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. geschützter Zustand eines Staates 2. für den Schutz des Staates zuständiger Geheimdienst oder -polizei; Stasi 3. vom Staat ausgezahlter Kredit zur Bedarfsdeckung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Staatssicherheit
- Staatssicherheiten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Staatssicherheit?
- /ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t/
- [ˈʃtaːt͡szɪçɐhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Staatssicherheit in German?
Staatssicherheit appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).