Satanismus

[zataˈnɪsmʊs]

/[zataˈnɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Satanismus” is uncommon German (frequency #83,248 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,248
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zusammenfassender Begriff für verschiedene Strömungen, bei denen die Figur des Satan im Mittelpunkt steht

Corpus desk

Index DE-satanismus · Satanismus · German

Satanismus · rank #83,248 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,248
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Santorin

Nearest frequency peer: Santorin (-2 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 „Satanismus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Satanismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordSatanismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zataˈnɪsmʊs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,248
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Satanismus“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Santorin“ (#83,246), „Saxofon“ (#83,250), „Schabbat“ (#83,251). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Satanismus“ bei #83,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Satanismus is uncommon German at frequency #83,248 among 8,027 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Für einen real existierenden Satanismus in Mittelalter und Frühneuzeit vor dem Hintergrund der Verfolgung von Ketzern und der zahlreichen Hexenverbrennungen dieser Epoche gibt es zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt der Forschung keinerlei Anhaltspunkte.“
  2. „Eine päpstliche Akademie gibt einen Kurs zum Satanismus, damit angehende Priester lernen, wie sie junge Italiener vom Teufelskult abbringen können.“

This word in other languages

Satanism(English)satanismo(Español)satanisme(Français)

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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Scheinwelt#83,255sadistisch#83,237sachkundig#83,234schmeckten#83,262

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list