Südstaat
German, noun/ˈzyːtˌʃtaːt/
Südstaat is spelled S-Ü-D-S-T-A-A-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written German, the 428,887th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Südstaat is a German masculine noun meaning “a Southern state, a state in the South of the US” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gruppe US-amerikanischer Bundesstaaten”.
What does Südstaat mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea Southern state, a state in the South of the US
- 2
masculinesynonym of Südland (“a southern state of Germany, chiefly Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gruppe US-amerikanischer Bundesstaaten 2. US-amerikanischer Bundesstaat der dem Süden zugerechnet wird 3. Fraktion im US-amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Südstaat
- Südstaats genitive
- Südstaates genitive
- Südstaaten plural
- Südstaate dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Südstaat?
- /ˈzyːtˌʃtaːt/
- [ˈzyːtˌʃtaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Südstaat in German?
Südstaat appears about once in every 50 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).