Stator for an electric machine, which has a polyphase winding which is formed as a plug winding and whereof the winding strands extend the slots of the stator and comprise a plurality of different conductor elements (5, 6, 7) which each have two conductor limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1) and each have a connecting conductor (5.2, 6.2, 7.2) connecting the two conductor limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1), wherein - in each slot, an even number of n conductor limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1) is arranged one above another in the radial direction with respect to a stator axis, wherein each conductor limb (5.1, 6.1, 7.1) of a conductor element (5, 6, 7) is provided in its slot in a specific layer with respect to a slot base of the slot, wherein - the conductor elements (5, 6, 7) lie in the slots in such a way that all connecting conductors (5.2, 6.2, 7.2) lie on the same end face of the stator, wherein - the ends of the conductor limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1) which are remote from the connecting conductors (5.2, 6.2, 7.2) are connected to one another on a connecting side to form the polyphase winding, wherein, in each case, two conducting limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1) connected to one another with material form a conductor connection, - at least one of the winding strands comprises lower conductor elements lying in a bottom layer facing the slot base and upper conductor elements lying in a top layer, wherein - a specific pitch is provided in each case between those sections of the conductor limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1), connected to one another via a connecting conductor (5.2, 6.2, 7.2) or a conductor connection, which are located in the slots, which pitch represents the spacing between the conductor limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1) with the number of slots in the stator which are to receive windings, characterized in that the lower conductor elements each have conductor limbs (5.1) lying in the same layer and the upper conductor elements each have conductor limbs (6.1) lying in the same layer, wherein the pitch of the lower conductor elements differs from the pitch of the upper conductor elements by the value one, in particular is greater by the value one. - in each slot, an even number of n conductor limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1) is arranged one above another in the radial direction with respect to a stator axis, wherein each conductor limb (5.1, 6.1, 7.1) of a conductor element (5, 6, 7) is provided in its slot in a specific layer with respect to a slot base of the slot, wherein - the conductor elements (5, 6, 7) lie in the slots in such a way that all connecting conductors (5.2, 6.2, 7.2) lie on the same end face of the stator, wherein - the ends of the conductor limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1) which are remote from the connecting conductors (5.2, 6.2, 7.2) are connected to one another on a connecting side to form the polyphase winding, wherein, in each case, two conducting limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1) connected to one another with material form a conductor connection, - at least one of the winding strands comprises lower conductor elements lying in a bottom layer facing the slot base and upper conductor elements lying in a top layer, wherein - a specific pitch is provided in each case between those sections of the conductor limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1), connected to one another via a connecting conductor (5.2, 6.2, 7.2) or a conductor connection, which are located in the slots, which pitch represents the spacing between the conductor limbs (5.1, 6.1, 7.1) with the number of slots in the stator which are to receive windings,