Stator for an electric machine, wherein - the stator has a stator winding with a number N of phase windings, has a number P of pole pairs, and has a stator core in which slots are formed, wherein the stator winding is arranged in the slots; wherein - the stator core is subdivided into 2·P·N winding zones (8a-f) which follow one another in a circumferential direction in a uniform manner; wherein - the stator core has a multiplicity of cutouts (4a-l) which extend in an axial direction from a first end face of the stator core to a second end face of the stator core, which is situated opposite the first end face; - the cutouts (4a-p) form at least a first arrangement and a second arrangement of cutouts (4a-d, 4e-f) which in each case follow one another in the circumferential direction; wherein, - in each arrangement (5a-d), at least two cutouts (4a-d, 4e-h, 4i-l, 4m-p) belong to one of the winding zones (8a-f); wherein, - in each arrangement (5a-d), each pair of cutouts (4a-d, 4e-h, 4i-l, 4m-p) situated adjacently in the circumferential direction and belonging to the same winding zone (8a-f) have a first angular spacing (11a-c, 15a-c, 19a-c, 24a-c) to one another in the circumferential direction; wherein, - in each arrangement (5a-d), each pair of cutouts (4a, 4d, 4e, 4h, 4i, 41, 4m, 4p) situated adjacently in the circumferential direction and belonging to different winding zones (8a-f) have a second angular spacing (11d, 15d, 19d, 24d) to one another in the circumferential direction; wherein - each cutout (4a-d) of the first arrangement contiguously forms together with a cutout (4e-h) of the second arrangement a slot in the stator core, the cutout (4a-d) of the first arrangement is arranged radially further to the inside than the cutout (4e-h) of the second arrangement, and the cutout (4e-h) of one of the first and second arrangements has a greater extent in the circumferential direction than the cutout (4a-d) of the other one of the first and second arrangements; wherein, - in at least one arrangement (5a-d), the first angular spacing (11a-c, 15a-c, 19a-c, 24a-c) and the second angular spacing (11d, 15d, 19d, 24d) are different, so that the arrangement (5a-d) is formed as a non-uniform arrangement. - the stator has a stator winding with a number N of phase windings, has a number P of pole pairs, and has a stator core in which slots are formed, wherein the stator winding is arranged in the slots; wherein - the stator core is subdivided into 2·P·N winding zones (8a-f) which follow one another in a circumferential direction in a uniform manner; wherein - the stator core has a multiplicity of cutouts (4a-l) which extend in an axial direction from a first end face of the stator core to a second end face of the stator core, which is situated opposite the first end face; - the cutouts (4a-p) form at least a first arrangement and a second arrangement of cutouts (4a-d, 4e-f) which in each case follow one another in the circumferential direction; wherein, - in each arrangement (5a-d), at least two cutouts (4a-d, 4e-h, 4i-l, 4m-p) belong to one of the winding zones (8a-f); wherein, - in each arrangement (5a-d), each pair of cutouts (4a-d, 4e-h, 4i-l, 4m-p) situated adjacently in the circumferential direction and belonging to the same winding zone (8a-f) have a first angular spacing (11a-c, 15a-c, 19a-c, 24a-c) to one another in the circumferential direction; wherein, - in each arrangement (5a-d), each pair of cutouts (4a, 4d, 4e, 4h, 4i, 41, 4m, 4p) situated adjacently in the circumferential direction and belonging to different winding zones (8a-f) have a second angular spacing (11d, 15d, 19d, 24d) to one another in the circumferential direction; wherein - each cutout (4a-d) of the first arrangement contiguously forms together with a cutout (4e-h) of the second arrangement a slot in the stator core, the cutout (4a-d) of the first arrangement is arranged radially further to the inside than the cutout (4e-h) of the second arrangement, and the cutout (4e-h) of one of the first and second arrangements has a greater extent in the circumferential direction than the cutout (4a-d) of the other one of the first and second arrangements; wherein, - in at least one arrangement (5a-d), the first angular spacing (11a-c, 15a-c, 19a-c, 24a-c) and the second angular spacing (11d, 15d, 19d, 24d) are different, so that the arrangement (5a-d) is formed as a non-uniform arrangement.