member state
"member-state" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“member 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.
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Index EN-member-state · member state · English
member state · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | member state |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “member state” in English
Rare enough to double-check
member state is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.".
Zero misspellings are on record for member state in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is member state, spelled M-E-M-B-E-R- -S-T-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how member state appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Coordinate term: observer state
As of 1st January 2007 the European Union will have 27 member states.
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.