statecraft
"statecraft" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“statecraft” is uncommon English (frequency #68,661 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,661
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of statesmanship (“the ability to guide a state well”).
Corpus desk
Index EN-statecraft · statecraft · English
statecraft · rank #68,661 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,661
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH stargazer
Nearest frequency peer: stargazer (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “statecraft”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- soupy
soupy
31,346 corpus weight
- splashy
splashy
31,344 corpus weight
- starched
starched
31,342 corpus weight
- stargazer
stargazer
31,341 corpus weight
- statecraft
statecraft
31,340 corpus weight
- submitter
submitter
31,335 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “statecraft” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | statecraft |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #68,661 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “statecraft” in English
Rare enough to double-check
statecraft is uncommon English at frequency #68,661 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of statesmanship (“the ability to guide a state well”).".
statecraft has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From state + -craft. The correct English form is statecraft, spelled S-T-A-T-E-C-R-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Synonym of statesmanship (“the ability to guide a state well”).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how statecraft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The conduct of the meeting and the passing of intelligence is simply amateurish statecraft and intelligence tradecraft, and begs the question: Who are the professionals planning the strategy and operations that direct the President on the world stage?
More than just a corporate juggernaut, Nvidia also has become an instrument of statecraft, operating at the nexus of advanced technology, diplomacy, and geopolitics.
Etymology
From state + -craft.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).