Statist

[ʃtaˈtɪst]

/[ʃtaˈtɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Statist” is an uncommon German word, ranked #68,706 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#68,706
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Darsteller, der eine stumme Nebenrolle im Theater oder Film besetzt

Key facts for Statist
PropertyValue
HeadwordStatist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtaˈtɪst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,706
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Statist” 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). Statist lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Statist is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃtaˈtɪst]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,706 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Statist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Statist, spelled S-T-A-T-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Darsteller, der eine stumme Nebenrolle im Theater oder Film besetzt
  2. 2
    unbedeutende, nebensächliche Person

Antonyms

Hauptdarsteller

This word in other languages

extra(English)figurant(Français)

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 "Statist"?
"Statist" is spelled S-T-A-T-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtaˈtɪst].
What does "Statist" mean?
As a noun, "Statist" means: ein Darsteller, der eine stumme Nebenrolle im Theater oder Film besetzt
How do you pronounce "Statist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Statist" is [ʃtaˈtɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Statist" come from?
"Statist" 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 “Statist”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-T-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃtaˈtɪst] (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
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