statesman
/ˈsteɪtsmən/noun
statesman is spelled S-T-A-T-E-S-M-A-N: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, statesman means “A man who is a leader in national or international affairs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of statesman is statesmen.
How many letters and syllables are in statesman?
| Letters | 9: S-T-A-T-E-S-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.9 times per million words; the 15,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is statesman?
Statesman appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce statesman?
- /ˈsteɪtsmən/
Statesman has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-statesman.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of statesman
- statesmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does statesman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
- 2
A male political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.
- 3
A man who lives on a landed estate; a small landholder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate statesman?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of statesman: stsm..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Statesman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense man who is a leader in national or international affairs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | homme d'État |
| German | Staatsmann |
| Portuguese | estadista |
| Spanish | estadista |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does statesman come from?
From state + -s- + -man, modelled after French homme d'État.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).