federal state
"federal-state" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“federal state” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A sovereign state that is a federation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-federal-state · federal state · English
federal state · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | federal state |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “federal state” in English
Rare enough to double-check
federal state is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for federal state, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is federal state, spelled F-E-D-E-R-A-L- -S-T-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1A sovereign state that is a federation.
- 2A nonsovereign state that is part of a federation, especially part of Germany or Austria.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how federal state appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: federation (usually synonymous); see also Thesaurus:federal country
The United States of America, Canada, Australia and Switzerland are all federal states. Federalism combines unity with diversity.
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.