Staatswesen

[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌveːzn̩]

/[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌveːzn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Staatswesen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,732 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,732
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staat als Gemeinwesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-staatswesen · Staatswesen · German

Staatswesen · rank #64,732 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,732
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Staatsgrenzen

Nearest frequency peer: Staatsgrenzen (-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 „Staatswesen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Staatswesen
PropertyValue
HeadwordStaatswesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːt͡sˌveːzn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,732
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Staatswesen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Staatswesenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Staatsgrenzen“ (#64,731), „springst“ (#64,730), „Stammvater“ (#64,734). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Staatswesen“ bei #64,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Staatswesen is uncommon German at frequency #64,732 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌveːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staat als Gemeinwesen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Staatswesen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Staatswesen, spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-W-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat als Gemeinwesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Es ist ein demokratisches Staatswesen.

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 "Staatswesen"?
"Staatswesen" is spelled S-T-A-A-T-S-W-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌveːzn̩].
What does "Staatswesen" mean?
As a noun, "Staatswesen" means: Staat als Gemeinwesen
How do you pronounce "Staatswesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Staatswesen" is [ˈʃtaːt͡sˌveːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Staatswesen" come from?
"Staatswesen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

staubsaugen#64,736Straubinger#64,749sunnitische#64,755seltsamsten#64,702

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list