stattlich

[ˈʃtatlɪç]

/[ˈʃtatlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“stattlich” is uncommon German (frequency #63,801 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,801
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Erscheinung nach eindrucksvoll, kräftig, imposant, würdevoll

Corpus desk

Index DE-stattlich · stattlich · German

stattlich · rank #63,801 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,801
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stare

Nearest frequency peer: stare (-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 „stattlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stattlich
PropertyValue
Headwordstattlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtatlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,801
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „stattlich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.stattlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stare“ (#63,800), „steiniger“ (#63,802), „Steinigung“ (#63,803). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „stattlich“ bei #63,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stattlich is uncommon German at frequency #63,801 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtatlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for stattlich in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is stattlich, spelled S-T-A-T-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Erscheinung nach eindrucksvoll, kräftig, imposant, würdevoll
  2. 2
    zahlenmäßig groß, beträchtlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das war gestern ein stattlicher Auftritt des Bürgermeisters, das hätten ihm wenige zugetraut.
  2. „Allerdings trug er einen dermaßen stattlichen Schnauzer, dass dieser an eine gespaltene Autowaschbürste erinnerte.“

This word in other languages

stately(English)imponente(Español)imposant(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 "stattlich"?
"stattlich" is spelled S-T-A-T-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtatlɪç].
What does "stattlich" mean?
As an adjective, "stattlich" means: der Erscheinung nach eindrucksvoll, kräftig, imposant, würdevoll
How do you pronounce "stattlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stattlich" is [ˈʃtatlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stattlich" come from?
"stattlich" 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 "stattlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

steiniger#63,802sprengten#63,796sortierte#63,783Teebeutel#63,834

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list