State of Japan
"state-of-japan" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“State of Japan” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De facto official name of Japan under the Constitution of Japan (1947-)
Corpus desk
Index EN-state-of-japan · State of Japan · English
State of Japan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | State of Japan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “State of Japan” in English
Rare enough to double-check
State of Japan is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De facto official name of Japan under the Constitution of Japan (1947-)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for State of Japan, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is State of Japan, spelled S-T-A-T-E- -O-F- -J-A-P-A-N.
Definition
- 1De facto official name of Japan under the Constitution of Japan (1947-)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how State of Japan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
2015, Embassy of Japan in Belgium https://www.be.emb-japan.go.jp/150jb/en/events/2016_01_23_miyabi_concert.html On the occasion of the 150 years of friendship between the Kingdom of Belgium and the State of Japan, Fondation George Arthur Forrest has the pleasure of inviting you to attend the presentation of Miyabi, by the Kitanodai Gagaku Ensemble. A worl…
The court of the first instance issued the judgement partly awarding monetary compensation for the plaintiffs. The Osaka High Court modified the judgement in favor of the plaintiffs, and the State of Japan appealed to the Supreme Court.
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.