Satanismus

[zataˈnɪsmʊs]

/[zataˈnɪsmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Satanismus” is uncommon German (frequency #83,248 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,248
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zusammenfassender Begriff für verschiedene Strömungen, bei denen die Figur des Satan im Mittelpunkt steht

Key facts for Satanismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordSatanismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zataˈnɪsmʊs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,248
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Satanismus” 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). Satanismus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Satanismus is uncommon German at frequency #83,248 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zataˈnɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zusammenfassender Begriff für verschiedene Strömungen, bei denen die Figur des Satan im Mittelpunkt steht".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Satanismus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Satanismus, spelled S-A-T-A-N-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    zusammenfassender Begriff für verschiedene Strömungen, bei denen die Figur des Satan im Mittelpunkt steht

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); 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 "Satanismus"?
"Satanismus" is spelled S-A-T-A-N-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [zataˈnɪsmʊs].
What does "Satanismus" mean?
As a noun, "Satanismus" means: zusammenfassender Begriff für verschiedene Strömungen, bei denen die Figur des Satan im Mittelpunkt steht
How do you pronounce "Satanismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Satanismus" is [zataˈnɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Satanismus" come from?
"Satanismus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Satanismus”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-T-A-N-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zataˈnɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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