Stadtrat

[ˈʃtatˌʁaːt]

/[ˈʃtatˌʁaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Stadtrat” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,357
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parlament einer Stadt; zur Gemeindevertretung in Städten berufenes Organ

Corpus desk

Index DE-stadtrat · Stadtrat · German

Stadtrat · rank #6,357 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,357
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Staats

Nearest frequency peer: Staats (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Stadtrat“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Stadtrat“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stadtrat vs Stadtrats
89% similar
Stadtrat vs Stadträte
78% similar
Stadtrat vs Stadtrates
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Stadtrat
PropertyValue
HeadwordStadtrat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtatˌʁaːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,357
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stadtrat“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stadtratliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Staats“ (#6,356), „stetig“ (#6,358), „socken“ (#6,355). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stadtrat“ bei #6,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Stadtrat (IPA [ˈʃtatˌʁaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,357 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stadtrat, with forms such as "satdtrat", "sstadtrat", and "staddtrat". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Stadtrats", "Stadträte", "Stadtrates", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Stadtrat, spelled S-T-A-D-T-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parlament einer Stadt; zur Gemeindevertretung in Städten berufenes Organ
  2. 2
    Mitglied des Stadtrats

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Unser Stadtrat hat einige Projekte beschlossen, um Gebäude der Gemeinde zu renovieren.
  2. „Die neun Glückszahlen aber werden künftig montags im Stadtrat gezogen.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satdtrat
  • sstadtrat
  • staddtrat
  • stadrtat
  • stadtart
  • stadtratt
  • stadtrrat
  • stadtrta
  • stadttrat
  • statdrat
  • stdatrat
  • sttadtrat
  • tsadtrat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stadtrat - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

satdtrat2sstadtrat1staddtrat1stadrtat2stadtart2stadtratt1stadtrrat1stadtrta2
Edit distance from "Stadtrat"

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 "Stadtrat"?
"Stadtrat" is spelled S-T-A-D-T-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtatˌʁaːt].
What does "Stadtrat" mean?
As a noun, "Stadtrat" means: Parlament einer Stadt; zur Gemeindevertretung in Städten berufenes Organ
What words are commonly confused with "Stadtrat"?
"Stadtrat" is commonly confused with "Stadtrats", "Stadträte", "Stadtrates". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stadtrat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stadtrat" is [ˈʃtatˌʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stadtrat" come from?
"Stadtrat" 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 "Stadtrat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list