Iblis
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The verdict
“Iblis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Satan vergleichbare Gestalt im Islam
Corpus desk
Index DE-iblis · Iblis · German
Iblis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Iblis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Iblis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Iblis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Satan vergleichbare Gestalt im Islam".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Iblis, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Iblis, spelled I-B-L-I-S.
Definition
- 1mit Satan vergleichbare Gestalt im Islam
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Iblis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Alle Karawanenleute glaubten fest daran, dass Iblis, der Satan der Muselmanen, erschienen sei, um sein Reich auf Erden zu errichten, und dass er, zur Vorbereitung, für sich und sein Dämonenheer einen passenden Boden und eine geeignete Atmosphäre erschaffe, die jenen der höllischen Gefilde glichen.“
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.