Status quo
[ˌʃtaːtʊs ˈkvoː]
The verdict
“Status quo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der derzeitige Zustand
Corpus desk
Index DE-status-quo · Status quo · German
Status quo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Status quo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌʃtaːtʊs ˈkvoː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Status quo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Status quo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌʃtaːtʊs ˈkvoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der derzeitige Zustand".
Status quo has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Status quo, spelled S-T-A-T-U-S- -Q-U-O.
Definition
- 1der derzeitige Zustand
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Status quo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich befürworte den Status quo.
Wir befinden uns wirtschaftlich in einem labilen Status quo.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.