Sanskrit

Name: Sanskrit, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈzanskʁɪt]

/[ˈzanskʁɪt]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Sanskrit” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,893
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine alte indogermanische Sprache; Sprache der indischen Brahmanen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sanskrit · Sanskrit · German

Sanskrit · rank #34,893 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #34,893
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH satirischen

Nearest frequency peer: satirischen (+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.

Rothenburg

65,111
rundes

65,110
Sanskrit

65,108
satirischen

65,107
Scharfschüt…

65,106
Schatzkammer

65,105

What this shows „Sanskrit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Sanskrit
Property	Value
Headword	Sanskrit
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈzanskʁɪt]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#34,893
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sanskrit“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sanskritliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#34,893

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „satirischen“ (#34,894), „rundes“ (#34,891), „Scharfschütze“ (#34,895). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sanskrit“ bei #34,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Sanskrit (IPA [ˈzanskʁɪt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,893 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine alte indogermanische Sprache; Sprache der indischen Brahmanen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sanskrit, with forms such as "asnskrit", "sanksrit", and "sannskrit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sanskrit, spelled S-A-N-S-K-R-I-T.

Definition

1
eine alte indogermanische Sprache; Sprache der indischen Brahmanen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Sanskrit ist heute ebenso wie Latein eine weitgehend „tote“ Sprache.
„Als die aufgeklärte Anthropologie um 1800 entdeckte, dass es sich bei den ›Zigeunern‹ um ein aus Indien stammendes Volk mit einer eigenen, aus dem Sanskrit entwickelten Sprache handelt, setzten zwei gegenläufige Tendenzen ein, die sich in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts in der Ethnographie kreuzten.“

This word in other languages

Sanskrit(English)sánscrito(Español)sanskrit(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

asnskrit
sanksrit
sannskrit
sanskirt
sanskkrit
sanskritt
sanskrrit
sanskrti
sansrkit
sansskrit
sasnkrit
snaskrit
ssanskrit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sanskrit - 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.

Edit distance from "Sanskrit"

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 "Sanskrit"?

"Sanskrit" is spelled S-A-N-S-K-R-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzanskʁɪt].

What does "Sanskrit" mean?

As a noun, "Sanskrit" means: eine alte indogermanische Sprache; Sprache der indischen Brahmanen

What are common misspellings of "Sanskrit"?

Common misspellings include "asnskrit", "sanksrit", "sannskrit", "sanskirt", "sanskkrit". The correct spelling is "Sanskrit".

How do you pronounce "Sanskrit"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sanskrit" is [ˈzanskʁɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Sanskrit" come from?

"Sanskrit" 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 "Sanskrit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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