Sabbat

[ˈzabat]

/[ˈzabat]/ noun

The verdict

“Sabbat” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,178
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - letzter und heiliger Tag in der Woche im Judentum und in der Kirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten (im Wesentlichen der Samstag)

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sabbat vs Salat
67% similar
Sabbat vs Samba
67% similar
Sabbat vs Saat
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sabbat
PropertyValue
HeadwordSabbat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzabat]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,178
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sabbat” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sabbat lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Sabbat (IPA [ˈzabat]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,178 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sabbat, with forms such as "asbbat", "sababt", and "sabat". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Salat", "Samba", "Saat", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sabbat, spelled S-A-B-B-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    letzter und heiliger Tag in der Woche im Judentum und in der Kirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten (im Wesentlichen der Samstag)
  2. 2
    Schluss mit etwas (insbesondere der Arbeit: Feierabend)

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asbbat,sababt,sabat,sabbatt,sabbta,sbabat,ssabbat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sabbat - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asbbat2sababt2sabat1sabbatt1sabbta2sbabat2ssabbat1
Edit distance from "Sabbat"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sabbat"?
"Sabbat" is spelled S-A-B-B-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzabat].
What does "Sabbat" mean?
As a noun, "Sabbat" means: letzter und heiliger Tag in der Woche im Judentum und in der Kirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten (im Wesentlichen der Samstag)
What words are commonly confused with "Sabbat"?
"Sabbat" is commonly confused with "Salat", "Samba", "Saat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sabbat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sabbat" is [ˈzabat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sabbat" come from?
"Sabbat" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Sabbat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-B-B-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzabat] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Salat” - see the side-by-side comparison. Sabbat vs Salat
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list