Statussymbol

[ˈʃtaːtʊszʏmˌboːl]

/[ˈʃtaːtʊszʏmˌboːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Statussymbol” is uncommon German (frequency #50,904 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,904
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, mit dem jemand seine besondere Stellung in der Gesellschaft betonen will

Corpus desk

Index DE-statussymbol · Statussymbol · German

Statussymbol · rank #50,904 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,904
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH starting

Nearest frequency peer: starting (-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 „Statussymbol“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Statussymbol
PropertyValue
HeadwordStatussymbol
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaːtʊszʏmˌboːl]
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,904
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Statussymbol“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „starting“ (#50,903), „steigerten“ (#50,905), „Staatsdiener“ (#50,902). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Statussymbol“ bei #50,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Statussymbol is uncommon German at frequency #50,904 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaːtʊszʏmˌboːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, mit dem jemand seine besondere Stellung in der Gesellschaft betonen will".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Statussymbol, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Statussymbol, spelled S-T-A-T-U-S-S-Y-M-B-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, mit dem jemand seine besondere Stellung in der Gesellschaft betonen will

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Haus als Statussymbol der Fulbe – das fand ich interessant, denn traditionell sind sie ein Nomadenvolk.“
  2. „In Deutschland fallen die paar Pfunde über dem Gürtel nicht auf, in Äthiopien, wo ein Bäuchlein Statussymbol und das untrügliche Zeichen eines gewissen Wohlstands ist, schon.“

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 "Statussymbol"?
"Statussymbol" is spelled S-T-A-T-U-S-S-Y-M-B-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaːtʊszʏmˌboːl].
What does "Statussymbol" mean?
As a noun, "Statussymbol" means: etwas, mit dem jemand seine besondere Stellung in der Gesellschaft betonen will
How do you pronounce "Statussymbol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Statussymbol" is [ˈʃtaːtʊszʏmˌboːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Statussymbol" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list