# statesman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsteɪtsmən/ · frequency rank #15,921

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From state + -s- + -man, modelled after French homme d'État.

## Easily confused with
- **statesmen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statesman-vs-statesmen)
- **salesman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salesman-vs-statesman)

## Common misspellings (14)
`sattesman`, `sstatesman`, `staetsman`, `statemsan`, `statesamn`, `statesmann`, `statesmman`, `statesmna`, `statessman`, `statseman`, `stattesman`, `sttaesman`, `sttatesman`, `tsatesman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/statesman