Großer Satan

[ˌɡʁoːsɐ ˈzaːtan]

/[ˌɡʁoːsɐ ˈzaːtan]/ phrase

The verdict

“Großer Satan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in iranischer Staatspropaganda verwendete, während der Islamischen Revolution entstandene Bezeichnung für die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika

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Index DE-gro-er-satan · Großer Satan · German

Großer Satan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Großer Satan
PropertyValue
HeadwordGroßer Satan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌɡʁoːsɐ ˈzaːtan]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Großer Satan“ im Deutschen

Großer Satansitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Großer Satan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌɡʁoːsɐ ˈzaːtan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in iranischer Staatspropaganda verwendete, während der Islamischen Revolution entstandene Bezeichnung für die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika".

No misspelling variants are generated for Großer Satan in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Großer Satan, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-R- -S-A-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in iranischer Staatspropaganda verwendete, während der Islamischen Revolution entstandene Bezeichnung für die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Großer Satan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Auch wenn die einzige britische Person, die der liebe Onkel Napoleon in seinem ganzen Leben zu Gesicht bekommen hatte, die herrische Frau eines indischen Geschäftsmannes war, ging er wie die meisten Iraner davon aus, dass die Briten und ihre Agenten überall waren. Zu der Zeit, als das Buch geschrieben wurde, waren noch sie der ‹Große Satan›, und nicht di…

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Großer Satan"?
"Großer Satan" is spelled G-R-O-SS-E-R- -S-A-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɡʁoːsɐ ˈzaːtan].
What does "Großer Satan" mean?
As a phrase, "Großer Satan" means: in iranischer Staatspropaganda verwendete, während der Islamischen Revolution entstandene Bezeichnung für die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika
How do you pronounce "Großer Satan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Großer Satan" is [ˌɡʁoːsɐ ˈzaːtan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Großer Satan" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list