Satire
German, noun/zaˈtiːʁə/
Satire is spelled S-A-T-I-R-E (6 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Satire is a German feminine noun meaning “satire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “humorvoll kritisierende Schreibweise oder Textart, die in verschiedensten medialen Formen auftritt (Comic…”.
What does Satire mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesatire
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. humorvoll kritisierende Schreibweise oder Textart, die in verschiedensten medialen Formen auftritt (Comic, Drama, Essay, Fernsehsendung, Film, Gedicht, Kabarettprogramm, Roman, Rundfunksendung, Webseite und Ähnliches) 2. literarische Gattung römischen Ursprungs 3. einzelnes künstlerisches Werk, das von der humorvoll kritisierenden Schreibweise Gebrauch macht oder der Gattung angehört
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Satire
- Satiren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Satire?
- /zaˈtiːʁə/
- [zaˈtiːʁə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Satire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Satire in German?
Satire appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).