Sadisten

[zaˈdɪstn̩]

/[zaˈdɪstn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sadisten” is uncommon German (frequency #83,236 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,236
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sadist

Corpus desk

Index DE-sadisten · Sadisten · German

Sadisten · rank #83,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,236
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sadist

Nearest frequency peer: Sadist (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sadisten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sadisten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sadisten
PropertyValue
HeadwordSadisten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zaˈdɪstn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sadisten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sadistenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sadist“ (#83,235), „sadistisch“ (#83,237), „sachkundig“ (#83,234). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sadisten“ bei #83,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sadisten is uncommon German at frequency #83,236 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zaˈdɪstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sadisten, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sadisten, spelled S-A-D-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sadist
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Sadist
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Sadist
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sadist
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Sadist
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sadist
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Sadist

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 "Sadisten"?
"Sadisten" is spelled S-A-D-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zaˈdɪstn̩].
What does "Sadisten" mean?
As a noun, "Sadisten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sadist
How do you pronounce "Sadisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sadisten" is [zaˈdɪstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sadisten" come from?
"Sadisten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sadisten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Röckchen#83,232räuspern#83,231Santorin#83,246Schabbat#83,251

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list